Three school roles for students Student, receptive learner, and active learner. This article is based on a research paper: Review of Educational Research Fall
Category: The digital classroom
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
In Teachers We Trust: Pasi Sahlberg, with foreword by Andy Hargreaves.
The American Dream To me, the discussion about trust has been of great interest these days. It has to do
World’s happiest countries in 2021, why is that important now?
I just read this article from CNN and would like to share it here. Lesson plan Look at the rankings
Teaching media literacy
News that’s nice to know, news you need to know This lessonplan is based on a lesson plan from PBS
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
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
Teaching The Great Gatsby; The world’s most misunderstood novel?
Lesson plan Source: The New York Times, The Learning Network And BBC Culture Structure Do the tasks here, then read the
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
What Jane Austen can teach us about resilience – Lesson plan
Her novels may be mischaracterized as romantic escapism, but at their core, they have a lot to say about perseverance
