Teaching is a constantly evolving profession; new ideas and new techniques that may help you become a more effective educator are constantly emerging.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Einstein’s Gravitational Waves Detected: A Breakthrough Discovery
Get insights on the breakthrough discovery of Einstein's gravitational waves and why it matters.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Monday, February 15, 2016
Learner Empowerment
A major theme during the Educon 2.8 conference in Philadelphia during the last week of January, 2016, was learner empowerment. Here is a Storify of tweets about empowerment from the conference: http://ift.tt/1VgyTMf;; Highlighted Tweets include . . . The conference and Twitter discussions motivated me to write this post on learner empowerment. Thomas and Velthouse…
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Saturday, February 13, 2016
Pixar and Khan Academy Release Free Online Course for Aspiring Animators | Make:
If you've ever wanted to know how the animators at Pixar do it, then you need to check out the Pixar in a Box classes from Khan Academy.
Friday, February 12, 2016
Cloudschool | A free teaching platform
Cloudschool is a free teaching platform. It's the easiest way for teachers to create and deliver lessons.
12 Rules For Flipping Your Classroom - eLearning Industry
Below are 12 simple rules to follow when flipping your classroom:
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Mapping the future: The future of education
How do we best educate the students of tomorrow? What we teach our children - and how we teach them - will impact almost every aspect of society, from the quality of healthcare to industrial output; technological advances to financial services.
Explore the Underground Railroad on iPads - Class Tech Tips
"National Geographic has tons of fantastic apps and The Underground Railroad: Journey to Freedom is a great choice for upper elementary and middle school students. This interactive app introduces children to the Underground Railroad by placing them in first person experiences. They'll have to make decisions on how to proceed from on step to the next while they learn about this period in history."
Saturday, February 6, 2016
When We Worry About Screen Time, Are We Worrying About the Wrong Thing?
The real question we should be asking is not just, how long are they watching? But also, what are they seeing? How is it affecting them? How does what they see challenge their existing beliefs? What sort of cognitive loads and higher order thinking skills do they volunteer themselves for with their online behavior? Do we want them being told a story from a book, or creating their own story in an digital universe where they're in control? Which one more naturally creates thinking habits and behavioral shifts and skill acquisition that they can transfer to the real world?
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