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Being Connected
Being Connected
The opportunities to connect are available all around us. With co-workers in the hall, social media and face to face away from school. Are you making the most of those opportunities?
The opportunities to connect are available all around us. With co-workers in the hall, social media and face to face away from school. Are you making the most of those opportunities?
When was the last time you...
When was the last time you...
Learned something new from another teachers?
Learned something new from another teachers?
Shared a resource on social media?
Shared a resource on social media?
Participated in an EdCamp?
Participated in an EdCamp?
This article has some great ways to get connected. It just takes making a deliberate choice about our own professional learning.
This article has some great ways to get connected. It just takes making a deliberate choice about our own professional learning.
Myths and Fears
Myths and Fears
Often parents and even occasionally educators have questions about technology and its use with children that just doesn't line up with research. Here is a great TED Talk about some of the Myths of Screen Time!
Often parents and even occasionally educators have questions about technology and its use with children that just doesn't line up with research. Here is a great TED Talk about some of the Myths of Screen Time!
I Could Not Pick Just One...
I Could Not Pick Just One...
...So I picked both!
...So I picked both!
Here are two articles that are both well worth the time. The math article is a bit more geared toward secondary and the reading and writing is a bit more geared toward elementary, but both have some "ah-has" and some "hmmms" in them for all teachers. Enjoy!
Math Meets Digital
Math Meets Digital
For math teachers the transition to digital student driven learning seems like an unlikely choice because of the nature of traditional math. And they are correct...traditional math doesn't do well in a digital environment. Instead of trying to make traditional math work in the digital environment, consider looking at math in a more open-ended manner. Alice Keeler and Jo Boaler explore math with a different mindset and share some of that thinking in this article.
For math teachers the transition to digital student driven learning seems like an unlikely choice because of the nature of traditional math. And they are correct...traditional math doesn't do well in a digital environment. Instead of trying to make traditional math work in the digital environment, consider looking at math in a more open-ended manner. Alice Keeler and Jo Boaler explore math with a different mindset and share some of that thinking in this article.
Online Reading Strategies
Online Reading Strategies
There is a lot of talk about students reading "online." Does it make a difference, does it change comprehension, does it change standardized test scores? Regardless of the answers to these questions, online reading in the academic realm is here to stay. How can we support students with strategies to strengthen this skill?
There is a lot of talk about students reading "online." Does it make a difference, does it change comprehension, does it change standardized test scores? Regardless of the answers to these questions, online reading in the academic realm is here to stay. How can we support students with strategies to strengthen this skill?
Why do we do what we do?
Why do we do what we do?
Every decision we make about learning begins with this question. Homework is no different. Why do we do it, is is tradition or best practice?
Every decision we make about learning begins with this question. Homework is no different. Why do we do it, is is tradition or best practice?
As we begin an new year, this will no doubt continue to be a hot topic in education. Here is the journey and conclusion of one educator.
As we begin an new year, this will no doubt continue to be a hot topic in education. Here is the journey and conclusion of one educator.
Matt Miller is a innovative educator, especially when it comes to authentically integrating technology to enhance learning.
Matt Miller is a innovative educator, especially when it comes to authentically integrating technology to enhance learning.
WOW! The 50-50 Rule!
WOW! The 50-50 Rule!
Sometimes you find an article that speaks to you, sometimes they SHOUT at you. This one SHOUTS at me. Is is short and sweet but the message it has about technology integration in the classroom is powerful! Take a minute or two and read this, it won't take long. Then spend a minute thinking about how you might apply this to some of the lessons you are designing for the fall.
Sometimes you find an article that speaks to you, sometimes they SHOUT at you. This one SHOUTS at me. Is is short and sweet but the message it has about technology integration in the classroom is powerful! Take a minute or two and read this, it won't take long. Then spend a minute thinking about how you might apply this to some of the lessons you are designing for the fall.
