5 Reasons and 5 Ways to Use a Classroom Blog during Formative Assessment
If you already know all about formative assessment, I recommend skipping to the next chapter of this blog post. According to the CCSSO (The Council of Chief State School Officers), Formative assessment...
View ArticleStorify: Our MOOC Story
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View ArticleKnewton’s Flipped Classroom Infographic
Created by Knewton and Column Five Media The post Knewton’s Flipped Classroom Infographic appeared first on The Journal.
View ArticleOnline Learning and Teaching: Why Teachers Are Still Critical to Students’...
As another MOOC winds down, I have been thinking about the impact of technology on teaching and learning. Back in the early days of my online learning journey, teachers were afraid that moving...
View ArticleThe Hardest Test
Last night I took the yellow belt test, and it was the hardest test I have ever taken. I finally have experienced a test that was harder to deal with than the Praxis test I took when I was a student...
View ArticleA 9 Step Cheatsheet for Becoming a Public Speaking Expert | Visual.ly
Nobody likes the thought of being put on the spot – this infographic will give you everything you need to know about preparing a killer speech. Whatev Source: A 9 Step Cheatsheet for Becoming a Public...
View ArticleEmbrace the Backchannel
Those in the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) movement in K-12 and Postsecondary education advocate for multiple means of communication among teachers and students that include using devices equipped with...
View ArticleMoodle as a Corporate LMS
Almost a year and a half ago, our little-internal-training-team-that-could introduced our colleagues to the new corporate learning management system (LMS). The LMS is a modified Moodle installation. At...
View ArticleEmbrace the Backchannel: Help Students Learn at Their Own Pace
A previous post discussed the benefits of the backchannel for students who are shy or introverted. This post examines the benefits of the backchannel for students and teachers in diverse classrooms....
View Article5 Big Ideas That Don’t Work In Education
A famous researcher slams popular ideas in a controversial new paper. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.npr.org This is an interesting take on John Hattie’s views of education. Five ideas that he...
View ArticleSpending Professional Development Time and Money Wisely
Perception is everything. Despite our best intentions, when we present ourselves and our ideas to the world, how others see us or those ideas depends on the context in which the other exists, as well...
View ArticleSonnet Writing – A Live Blog
Follow this post as I learn how to write a sonnet. I cannot promise it will be a good sonnet, but nonetheless, it will be one. The post Sonnet Writing – A Live Blog appeared first on The Journal.
View ArticleThank you, Professor Foster
I really like this quote from Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor. It is a tribute to English teachers everywhere. The post Thank you, Professor Foster appeared first on The...
View Article8 Recommended Tools for Professional Development
In the post “Spending Professional Development Time and Money Wisely,” teachers and professional development (PD) providers were urged to personalize learning and make it relevant to the teacher’s...
View ArticleWriting across the Curriculum
Freshman year of high school was terrifying. People seem incredulous when I tell them that, of all the years of schooling I have had, that year was the hardest. After all, it was high school. What...
View ArticleRoot Because Analysis: Curriculum Mapping
In industry, when something goes wrong, Quality Management personnel do a root cause analysis. What if we were to start making products with a root because analysis? I’m not referring to only...
View ArticleShu Ha Ri: Lessons learned from Scrum and Martial Arts
I practice martial arts – not well, mind you, but with enthusiasm. I am also a teacher who devours books for breakfast. Because of my work with a software company, I am also interested in the...
View ArticleWelcome to the 4th Grade by Dwayne Reed
Now, here’s one very dedicated student teacher! Nice job, Mr. Reed! The post Welcome to the 4th Grade by Dwayne Reed appeared first on The Journal.
View ArticleSome Thoughts on the ESSA Act
Diane Ravitch published a book in 2010 that every educator (teacher, administrator, and faculty support person) should read, called The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing...
View ArticleUnity Day 2016
Today is Unity Day, and it seems such a shame that we even need to have such a day. As someone who has been bullied on and off for her entire life, I am grateful that an organization is challenging...
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