Harnessing the power of “Digital Thinking”
As an instructional architect I place a high value on “slow thinking” but are we exploring the power of what we call “digital thinking” to engage students in thinking… Read More →
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Writing in Mathematics
I captured some ideas about writing in math classes several years ago on a wiki for a class I was taking (Teaching Transactive Writing). It is interesting as I looked through… Read More →
The Importance of Parent Engagement
Beyond traditional volunteer roles, schools can engage parents in ensuring that their students are college ready and knowledgeable about the college application process… Read More →
Engaging Parents Through Student Health
Like many educators, the subject of school comes up in conversation in all kinds of settings. Recently, I was sitting at a wedding reception, enjoying the blissful scene of the … Read More →
New Google Features to Aid Educators
By using multiple sources of data Google is able to provide more engaging and usable results…what if schools and teachers operated similarly? Read More →
Intersecting Common Core Standards
Now that we have Next Generation Science Standards, is there any intersection with the Mathematics and English Language Arts Common Core Standards ? Read More →
Visiting Google Art Project
Since it’s not always possible to visit museums, I’ve been looking at online resources for viewing and interacting with art and artists appropriate for use in the classroom. Read More →
Words, Words, Words
Research on infants and language reveals the power of language learning–and suggests the potential to use talk in the classroom to build literacy skills. Read More →
Addressing Summer Reading Loss
Summer reading is the single summer activity that is most related to summer learning (Heyns, 1978). However, summer reading experiences… Read More →
Math Common Core Resources
This begins a sharing blog of Mathematics CCSS sources that optimize professional learning opportunities for mathematics colleagues … Read More →