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,
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What can you stop doing?
Interesting question I just read this dialogue on LinkedIn. Will Richardson has Keynoted at our school and he can always bring new interesting challenges to
How will 2022 reshape K–12 education?
And how can we influence the outcome? This article written by Thomas Arnett takes a closer look at what options we have when it comes
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also
The brain-changing benefits of exercise
What if I told you there was something that you can do right now that would have an immediate, positive benefit for your brain including your mood
Why Education Is About To Reach A Crisis Of Epic Proportions
Almost half of teachers are thinking about leaving their jobs. Where does that leave America? I just read this article in Forbes and it made
Don’t break that chain
This is how to become a little bit better every single day. Sound advice from Daniel H. Pink this week. The newsletter is here. I
Cheat (or learn from) math problems with Mathway
Mathway is a Web calculator that not only solves math problems for you, but also shows you how it got to the answer with step-by-step directions.
The Ultimate Plagiarism Guide: How to Detect and Prevent It
When the emphasis is on prevention We talk about it all the time in school it seems. How to detect plagiarism. Every learning management system
The value of adding technology to language learning
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
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
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?
I just read this article by By: Michael B. Horn. By fall, every child should have an individualized learning plan. My question is; should they? Post-Covid