Concerned Parents and Lawmakers “Recently, lawmakers in Iowa penned a bill that, if passed, would have required cameras in every
Category: The digital classroom
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
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
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
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
How to motivate students,
Based on an article from “The Hechinger Report”, by Jill Barshay. This is based on this study published September 2021.
Engaging Short Stories in Spanish for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students
This is a website I found that offers short stories in Spanish. They aim to teach important lessons about family,
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
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
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.
“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
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
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
Teaching students how to make a podcast about the Corona virus
By guest writer Kristian Otterstad Andresen Preparation As the world is tired of hearing about the coronavirus and the infection
Meeting with language teachers and leaders in Viken Norway
Agenda: How to find teachers to collaborate with. See listed below. Remember you can also ask the teachers at neighboring