Students of All Ages
Sometimes we need a little nudge to do the things we know are good for us. Like blogging…I know it’s good for me, I…
Category: Teaching & Learning
Posts on classroom practice, student engagement, assessment, and how learning happens in schools and online.
Comments vs Compliments – a mini lesson
Last week I had the pleasure of running a lab site in an Enumclaw 5th Grade class as part of my work with the…
We have a choice, They don’t
“We have a choice, They don’t†I’m stealing this quote directly from Ben Sheridan. Not sure if he’s the one that came up with…
Cursive Mandatory? So 1700s!
A few weeks ago a Bill was introduced here in the State of Washington that would make teaching cursive writing mandatory in elementary schools.…
The 4 Cs of Learning
You know the four Cs right? I mean everyone is talking about them. The four Cs that are going to change education in the…
Understanding Wikipedia in 3 Clicks
Here we are in 2015. A year in which schools no longer buy sets of encyclopedias for the classroom and then the thing that…
If I were the teacher
As another school year finishes up here in the Northern Hemisphere I find myself, like many educators, reflecting on this past school year. As…
Gamifying Classrooms
The idea of using game based ideas in the learning environment or gamification continues to gain momentum with teachers…but more importantly with students. Let’s…
10 Ways to Use Google Maps in the Classroom
Google Maps has been out for 10 years now. Digital maps…starting with Mapquest has been out since 1996Â (technically 1993 but mapquest was the first…
Learning to Read Digital Text
During presentations the comment: “So you think we should do away with all physical books?” comes up from time to time. Do I? When…