Sometimes you can use negative social media coverage to get your message across. Sometimes negative messages amplify what is wrong and have the opposite effect. Listen to
Month: February 2018
Free Technology for Teachers: How to Find and Install PowerPoint Add-ins
If you use Power Point this is a great reminder of what you can do if you use the function Add-ins. Here Richard Byrne shows
Points for school leaders today
I just read this article about the digital learning environment, and found some great points I would like to share with you here. It is
Why classrooms can’t go blended without going digital
This seams like a pretty straight forward claim, but I guess it is a good time to be reminded about this. If I were to
The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Interesting read, this article is from 2016. Creativity revisited. World economic forum Five years from now, over one-third of skills (35%) that are considered important
Could The next big thing for business be the next big thing for schools?
This article is from Creativity | World Economic Forum. These days our county is hiring a new principal for our school. I wonder if these
Should I Tell on My Cheating Classmates? – The New York Times
I just read this article about cheating and it connects well to the fact that we in Norway have opened up for the use of
Five Ways to Make Peer Feedback Effective In Your Classroom | EdSurge News
I Just read this article in EdSurge about Peer Feedback. This is something I think will help both teachers and students and it is a
Smartphone Detox: How We Can Power Down In A Wired World
Interesting conversation going on these days about how the companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft are influence us and in some ways control our everyday lives. The
Guidelines For Teachers Observing Their Peers
It is the time of the year for classroom observations. Earlier this semester, teachers in teams of 4-5 have worked together on assessment and visited
Teaching about Selma and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Background On “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on U.S. Route 80. They got only as far as
The Google you might not know about
Yesterday I attended a presentation with that title. It was a fun presentation with a lot of fun facts. Some might even be useful in
Do Leaders Really Understand the Research They Promote? – Corwin Connect
This is an interesting article about how we use the phrase research-based. It offers advice to leaders on how to avoid the pitfalls of misusing research
Extending the Silence
I just read this article in Edutopia, “Giving students several seconds to think after asking a question—and up to two minutes for some questions—improves their learning.”By John