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The Best Resources For Teaching Students The Differences Between A Good & Bad Slide
We’ve all seen lots of student and adult-created very bad slides.<p>Here are some resources I’ve used to help teach students to improve their quality …
EducationHow to Spot Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic-Learning Executives
If your great ideas are being overlooked, perhaps it's time to communicate them differently.<p>I've been thinking a lot about communication lately. Perhaps it's because whenever I'm called to "solve" a business problem, it all really boils down to communication. These types of problems usually involve …
PedagogyWhat Is a Personalized Education, and Why Doesn't Everyone Get One?
« The Many Ways We Are De-Professionalizing Teaching | Main<p>There's been a lot of jabber lately about personalized educations. This blah-blah usually …
EducationNo intermediate algebra, no problem: CSU ditches tricky math prerequisite
If you’re one of those students who dreads math — especially algebra — you’ll soon get a bit of a break at the California State University system.<p>For …
Mathematics EducationHave a Bold Idea for Education? Here's How to Apply for Funding from NewSchools
Community<p>Have a Bold Idea for Education? Here's How to Apply for Funding from NewSchools<p>sponsored content from NewSchools Venture Fund<p>By Meghan …
EducationI Am Not A Hero Teacher
I’m sorry.<p>I am not a hero teacher.<p>I am not stronger than a locomotive.<p>I cannot jump tall ignorance in a single bound.<p>I am not faster than a …
Liberal ViewGetting to Know Students Deeply
Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) has become a central concept in the education world, and rightfully so. Zaretta Hammond offers a brilliant and …
EducationTeacher Invites 20 Students To Be In Her Wedding And The Photos Are Everything
The pack of kindergarteners and first graders did an amazing job<p>We’ve said it one hundred times and we’ll say it two hundred more: teachers are …
Weddings10 tips for successfully leading a subject
<b>Get yourself trained</b><br>Teachers are often given a subject to lead in which they have little prior experience. Be on the lookout for training courses and …
Education (UK)Teaching intensity: the key to measuring student learning?
What constitutes good university teaching? Some argue that nothing beats the inspiring lecture from a department’s star professor, while others will …
EducationEmpowering Teachers to Respond to Change
With high levels of flux expected, schools must set up structures that help teachers share their best thinking and manage change effectively.
EducationGuest Post: “Co-Teaching Dos and Don’ts”
<b>I invited Carlota Holder to write this guest post on co-teaching. You might also be interested in The Best Resources On Co-Teaching With ELLs –</b> …
Language LearningOne Page Games for Math
Hi, Teaching Friends!<p>Are you interested in saving time and ink? Well, THAT was a silly question, wasn't it?<p>I'm a big fan of one page games. In fact, …
Mathematics EducationHow Marconi continue to produce quality young talent
In the recent 23-player Joeys squad named by Tony Vidmar for the AFF U15 Championship, just eight footballers came from teams outside the A-League, …
Curriculum DevelopmentNo more old-school: Connection Capital triples the value of edtech business Impero on its sale to Investcorp
Impero, an educational technology (edtech) business, has been sold to Bahrain-based buyout firm Investcorp Technology Partners for £27.5m.<p>Connection …
Education TechnologyKudos to Javadekar for Letting College Teachers Teach
The research requirement in the API for college teachers was a travesty. All that it achieved was a proliferation of fake journals for college …
ResearchNAPLAN is ten years old – so how is the nation faring?
The NAPLAN 2017 summary results have been released with the usual mix of criticism, high hopes and panic that marks the yearly unveiling of data.<p>This …
EducationGuest Post From An English Language Learner Student
<b>Introduction from teacher Carol Salva:</b><p><b>When Wendhy Rodriguez Maldonado was added to my Newcomer English Language Development (NELD) class I could tell</b> …
EducationConsortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs | NYU Langone Health
NYU School of Medicine is a founding member of the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs. Formed in 2015 with eight medical schools and …
Science EducationEthnically mixed schools create more positive attitudes, DfE research finds
White-British and Asian pupils have more positive attitudes to one another in mixed schools than in segregated ones, according to a new study.<p>The …
EducationMaybe I Won’t Get That Upset When The Copier Breaks Down: “UN prepares Iraq’s displaced children to return to school”
I’ll keep this video in mind when minor problems crop up during this coming school year – it puts problems into perspective:<p><i>Related</i><p>Author: Larry …
EducationOut with the old school? The rise of ed tech in the classroom
Startups are creating toys that teach robotics, games that help kids code and apps for teachers in an industry forecast to be worth £129bn by 2020<p>There was a time classrooms were a bastion of tradition, dominated by blackboards, chalk and textbooks. But the rapid evolution of technology means …
Education TechnologyGetting the Most from Instrumental Method Books
Using a first-year method book is an obvious one. It helps you manage the almost impossible task of starting tiny little people, with tiny little …
FluteCan Early Lessons in Spatial Skills Build Future Scientists and Mathematicians?
« More States Take On Media Literacy in Schools | Main<p>Strong spatial skills give kids an edge in science and math, and these skills can be taught. …
Mathematics EducationWhat Happens When Teachers Become Systems Architects?
<i>When teachers view themselves as systems architects, they are able to view potential problems as design challenges.</i><p>What I Learned from Watching …
Camden YardsResearch suggests that students may make more academic progress by focusing on task-oriented goals than on grades
If a student wants to earn an A in a class, the best way to do that might not involve concentrating on the grade at all.Instead, students should set …
PedagogyPart Four: Beyond SAMR… Technology, Deeper Learning, and Rigor
<i>Welcome to the fourth in this series of posts promoting the idea of going to SAMR and beyond. In this post I would like to introduce you to way that</i> …
PedagogyBeautiful Learning
"I use the term <i>beautiful work</i> broadly: ...Always, in all subjects, there is a quest in my classroom for beauty, for quality, and we critique all that …
PedagogyThe five 'P's of positive behaviour
When I was approached by my line manager about an upcoming course, I was sceptical. In my experience, courses are often packed with theoretical …
Education (UK)What We Still Don't Know About Digital Reading
« Can Early Lessons in Spatial Skills Build Future Scientists and Mathematicians? | Main<p>Every day, students consume hundreds of words on their iPads, …
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