Let’s support our digital natives and enhance their skills! Let’s just do it! Dr. Scott McLeod states in his blog on Dangerously Irrelevant, Technology, Leadership, and the future of schools.
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This is a controversial topic but a mandatory one. In New York there is a boycott of state testing at least 155,000 students opted out of assessments. “With the addition of these high stakes attached to the teacher evaluations, really just took it over the top
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In schools we rave about technology and how it supports learning, in which I totally agree. Technology is a great tool that extends learning for students and enables them to search quickly for information.
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Many teachers are stressed out, but my heart goes to teachers of charter and non-union schools. In my many years of teacher training,
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Put technology in kids’ hands as early as possible and let them drive the initiative forward, says Professor Katie Morrow. Wow, to have students involved in planning? What an idea! At the University of Kentucky professor Nash developed Design Thinking which is sort of what Morrow is implying.
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Yes! Blended learning is what we are moving towards because no-one gets left behind. Many teachers use technology to support students in many ways schools are adopting programs that are online while mixing it with face-to-face teaching
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How do you introduce new concepts to your students? HOOK! HOOK! HOOK! Try introducing concepts that inspires and excite students! Take a look at this clip, is it interesting or engaging?
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teaching document explains how to provide high quality development for teachers to thrive. It goes over strategies for growing teams of teacher-leaders, tools for teachers to be successful in the classroom
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In order to become a 21st century school it takes a visionary learner. A 21st century school needs a leader that will not be afraid to be creative and innovative as well as listen to their stakeholders
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Are 21st Century schools so far away from public schools that it’s hard for teachers and educators to imagine? Now don’t get me wrong, teachers want it, but how to get there is the challenge.
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Is it me, or am I noticing more students with health concerns from elementary to high school going on to college. I’m noticing mental health cases, substance abuse counseling, as well as an overall medical care
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I love Mental Math! Have you ever witnessed a principal doing mental math problems in front of the whole school? Click to see! What do you think it does for a students’ self-esteem!
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Time to prep for the test; it seems like every year, January is the test prep time! It’s a rat race of professional developments catered to “passing the test” that are suppose to in turn validate our schools existence for another year
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In the article, Internet Violence and Cyberthreats, a recent study reported by CNN, “about half of teens with a MySpace account had posts claiming that they engaged in risky behaviors, including acts of violence and self harm” (Internet Violence and Cyberthreats)
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I love to support teachers starting projects and using programs such as Kickstarter to fund ideas and projects. This teacher had a fire at her school and lost many materials and supplies and took on the initiative to create a fundraiser to replace items in her classroom
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