CNN 10 is an on-demand digital news show ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. CNN has some great ways to get up to
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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,
Lessons to learn from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer, has died at 74 The news about the death of Meat Loaf made me think of the movie
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
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
New ways to learn English pronunciation
How to improve your English with YouGlish I’m sure you know how to use different methods to hear how a word is pronounced in English.
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
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,
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
“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