Expanding Pedagogical Capacity by Rethinking Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition This article is found in the TESL Canada Journal /revue volume 36. 2019. As the
Author: Ann S. Michaelsen
Teacher working in a new high school in Norway. Using web 2.0 to engange the students and connect wiht others using blogs. All my students write their own blogs too
How to motivate students,
Based on an article from “The Hechinger Report”, by Jill Barshay. This is based on this study published September 2021. Pathways to Student Motivation: A
Engaging Short Stories in Spanish for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students
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Five paths of student engagement
In this book by Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley, we get advice on how to approve student engagement. When reading about this topic I was
Engagement and Connection Through Opportunity
What the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Taught Us About Teachers and Teaching Andy Hargreaves, University of Ottawa This article is found in the report Children and
Teachers’ attitudes towards the children in their classrooms
Three school roles for students Student, receptive learner, and active learner. This article is based on a research paper: Review of Educational Research Fall 1983, Vol 53, No. 3,
By fall should every student have an individual learning plan?
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How to Tap Memory Systems to Deepen Learning
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“Rethinking assessment in a digital time.”
“For exams, is using the internet considered cheating?” I wrote this article published by KQED in 2012. That was the year the Ministry of Education
Does the Use of Learning Management Systems Improve Student Learning Outcomes?
With Hypermedia Mean Improved Student Learning Outcomes? These are actually two different questions that both are of interest to me. Does the use of a
Teaching the greatest commencement speeches of all time
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50 crazy ideas to change education
I just read this article by Terry Heick. Although it is influenced by an American way of thinking school, at least that is my opinion,
How to have it both ways: deeper learning and broad content coverage
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What Makes Us Human?
Jeremy Vine explores what makes us human in this landmark BBC Radio 2 series. Guests deliver their thoughts on the essence of human existence, reflecting
Digital technology and the futures of education – towards ‘non-stupid’ optimism
by Keri Facer and Neil Selwyn April 2021 I just read this paper for the Futures of Education initiative. I am sharing some of the