Imagining the Future
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
Originally published at educationdive.com According to the T3 framework, ‘transcendent’ is the third and final stage of good ed tech use. Gaylord Community Schools in northern Michigan had a bad experience with online learning. When it first brought new technology Continue Reading
Book Review by Dr. Monica Burns There are a handful of frameworks for thinking about technology integration in the classroom. You’ve probably spent some time examining SAMR and TPACK during discussions on how to make the most of digital tools Continue Reading
The beginning of the new school year starts another cycle of learning and growth for students. Just as importantly, this time marks a new cycle of professional growth and development for classroom teachers; but will the growth that educators Continue Reading
There is an awful lot of fear-mongering going on all around us these days. Depending on our biases, our reactions to frightening stimuli can run the gamut from thoughtful repose, to hand-wringing, to channeling Chicken Little and echoing claims we Continue Reading