Imagining the Future
This is part one of a five-part series. Where Are We Now? (An overview of the research on digital tools in schools) Getting a bead on the future of education is a tricky, but necessary exercise. It’s tricky because there Continue Reading
This is Part Two of a five-part series. Part Two: The Future of Education: Transcending the Status Quo: How Did We Get Here? (The hard truth about rote learning & digitization) The Wicked Problem of Educational Technology Solving the decades-long Continue Reading
This is Part Three of a five-part series. Part Three: The Future of Education: Transcending the Status Quo: How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? (The rise of Generation Knowledge) Introduction: According to Greek mythology, the mighty god Apollo Continue Reading
This is part four of a five-part series. “There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys, how’s the water?” And Continue Reading
This is part five of a five-part series. Evidence matters. Implementing evidence based practices matters more. Evaluating the impact from implementing evidence based practices matters most. –John Hattie The Myth of Final Attainment If you are reading this final post, Continue Reading
Originally published by the General Teaching Council of Scotland Technology has huge potential to enable young people to transform from passive consumers of knowledge to active knowledge generators The use of technology in the classroom is crucial if young people Continue Reading
Originally published at Teachwire.net Teachers are like pipers at the gates of dawn. Educators and educational leaders bear enormous responsibilities for orchestrating and shaping the future. We do so by empowering our current students to interact and develop deeper connections Continue Reading
The role of technology in the classroom has been the subject of many books and articles in recent years. The sheer range of different approaches to integrating technology in teaching can be overwhelming and has, in some instances, led to Continue Reading
We believe it is important to consider that instructional advances need to be made in order to prepare today’s students for life and work in this period of teaching and learning transformation. One can consider numerous domains of pedagogical transformation, Continue Reading
Originally posted at Marginalia Magazine How far are education professionals equipping students for the world they will face when they leave their classrooms and enter the world of work? Sonny Magana (pictured right), author 0f Disruptive Classroom Technologies, contrasts two Continue Reading