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
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How to Tap Memory Systems to Deepen Learning
Memorization can get a bad rap in education debates, conjuring images of mindless repetition or a “drill and kill” pedagogy. After all, why memorize something
How to have it both ways: deeper learning and broad content coverage
Is it possible? I just read an interesting article about the dilemma of deeper learning and broad content coverage. Christensen Institute. I known this is
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
Teaching and betrayal, by Andy Hargreaves
One of the strongest sources of negative emotion with colleagues is betrayal I just read this paper published in 2003 and think it is of
The Miseducation of America’s Elites
I just read this article by Bari Weiss . The link was provided in Learning How to Learn! by Barb Oakley. This important article, “The
Microsoft inclusive Classroom, math tools
Math is all about showing your thought process and the steps you took to get to the answer. Math Solver shows students the steps to
Classroom assessment and self-regulated learning
Introduction I just read two articles on classroom assessment and self-regulated learning. Be sure to read the reports, you will find the links in this
Teaching with Google Classroom: Claimed Usage, Perceived Effects and the Potential for Subject Learning
I just read this research by Eva Svensson, Ann-Marie Pendrill, Susanne Pelger. doi: 10.24834/educare.2020.4.7 It is actually close to our findings in our master thesis , “ Better
What does it mean to do well in school?
Seth Godin I enjoy reading Seth’s blog and this one really caught my attention. Possibly a good way to start a conversation with your colleagues.
How clutter causes stress
I’m sure you can relate to that headline. In fact, I experienced stress sharing a workspace many years ago, which ended with me working somewhere
This World Teachers’ Day, Here’s what teachers want you to know
If there was ever a year to appreciate teachers, it is 2020. Held annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary
Reopening schools while continuing to offer distance learning.
Where do we go from here? SKOPJE, 7 August 2020. A majority of surveyed school principals, teachers and parents are in favour of reopening schools with classroom based learning or combined classroom and distance learning models. The opinions are based
Sir Ken Robinson
If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” R.I.P. Sir Ken Robinson. Sir Ken Robinson, my favorite author, and
What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
I have just read this book by Pasi Sahlberg. Finnish lessons 2.0 2014 Here are some highlights; How to measure a successful school. A successful