I wrote an article about fixed and growth mindset last year, comparing it with the power of expectations. In the
Teaching how to behave online
12 Tips For Students To Manage Their Digital Footprints I just read this article contributed by Justin Boyle here. A digital footprint is
Teaching students how to learn
Learn to learn: a video series teaching pupils how to learn Barbara Oakley, the author of “Learning how to Learn”
Reflection is critical in the learning process.
The importance of reflection Making reflections part of a course grade encourages students to engage in the reflective process, helps
A “women’s new deal” guiding American women toward political activism.
“Women are on fire, activated, ready to make change.” — Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and a founder of
How Netflix could transform the way we learn languages
Streaming movies in class Language learning revisited. It is a known fact that Netflix is on every students’ computer and
Teaching Social Studies
Useful search engine when studying social studies Google Dataset search is great when you are looking for statistics to use
Teaching gun violence in the US.
‘I accidentally shot dead my little sister’ Sean was 10 years old when he found a gun in the house
Mystery Skype in the classroom
Learning geography and dialects and languages How about using Mystery Skype to learn geography? I have been talking at 6
Giving life to education. Learning together, living together.
Appreciative Inquiry: how can we use this in school? Last month I attended a conference titled; Giving life to education.
How New Technologies Are Changing Language Learning
But is changing how we work in high school? I recently had this conversation with a colleague from another school,
The gift of failure
We have taught our kids to fear failure, and in doing so, we have blocked the surest and clearest path
Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook’s role in Brexit
And the threat to democracy In an unmissable Ted talk, journalist Carole Cadwalladr digs into one of the most perplexing
What if teachers could no longer give B-, in Norway 2+?
Using competency-based learning, mastery learning, standards-based learning, or proficiency-based learning This pedagogical approach goes by many names and I just
Teaching students how to discover and write about issues that matter to them
Writing for a Real Audience, About Issues That Matter I just read the article in THE LEARNING NETWORK by
