This talk by Richard Culatta at the ISTE 2018 Chicago event this year is worth a watch. He has some good points on what it
Month: November 2018
Why choice matters to student learning
The Academic Benefits of Student Choice I just read this article in Mind Shift and a lot of the content was familiar to me. It
Reorganizing the schedule
Creating an authentic learning environment Finding time to interact with each and every student I just had the pleasure of hosting a workshop for teachers
Teaching News Literacy: News Through Time
News Literacy “News literacy is the acquisition of 21st-century, critical-thinking skills for analyzing and judging the reliability of news and information, differentiating among facts, opinions and assertions in
Engagement and learning
This chart shows us what deep learning and high engagement looks like. Education 2030: A Shared Vision We are committed to helping every learner develop
The future of learning revisited
Learning is personal? Just read this twitter message by Audry Watters and it caught my attention. It is a tread in a rant about personalized
Will virtual reality drive deeper learning?
BUILDING EMPATHY Attending a seminar this week on the topic of how technology can help students learn I was made aware of this article in
Teaching how to take charge of your online reputation
First, Partition and Clean Up Your Act I just read this article about how people who are recruiting search for information before hiring. The article
The first 1,000 are the most difficult
Just read this article by Seth Godin and had to check how many posts I have written myself. 773 actually, meaning it is still hard
Teaching how to improve your presentations
The do’s and don’ts when presenting It is the time of the year, students are preparing presentations. And at my school, we are talking about
Teaching how to prepare for the English first year high school exam
Ways of being a good citizen Look at the pictures below and choose 2 Write why you chose that particular picture and what you think
Teaching the importance of knowing your grammar
Trump sent a retired teacher a letter about gun policy. She fixed the grammar and sent it back. I just read this article in The
Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh Attack:
Revival of Hate Is Encouraged by Trump’s Rhetoric https://democracynow.org – The nation is continuing to grieve the 11 Jewish worshipers who were gunned down at