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How many educators understand that the fundamental question about the use of technology in education is identical to the fundamental question about the use of any tool, technique or approach in teaching: Does it add value?
Recently I attended a conference session where the principal provided an overview of how her school pays attention to student centered classrooms. Early into her session, I heard her say that she conducts…
Remembering that parents and educators share a common focus—that is, the academic success of students—lays the groundwork for engaging parents in meaningful ways. Participation in PTA…
If we’re going to have students write, let’s have them create and share blog posts, right? I see this often as I work with teachers around project based learning and almost as often I come back with this…I wonder who will read it?
If establishing a growth mindset journey for students is worthy of our professional development allocations, is it not then implicit that we recognize its role in adult learning as well? As Senge points out, “people with a high level of personal mastery are acutely aware of their ignorance, their incompetence, their growth areas. And they are deeply self-confident.
What accounts for the lack of connection between our expectations and aspirations, and the reality of schooling for many students? For those of us who loved learning while in school, read voraciously and tackled reports and projects with enthusiasm, why are we unable to generate that same enthusiasm for the majority of our students?
