TeachTalk Webinar: The Value of Formative Assessments in Scaffolded Learning
While it is important to test your students' knowledge in a course, it is even more important to do formative, or low stakes, assessments. Formative […]
Navigating Post-Truth Societies: Strategies, Resources, and Technologies
The blog was originally posted on the AACE Review. The Problem While fake news and information bubbles are not new, awareness of their impact on […]
2 Great Websites For Teaching Weather
Are you teaching your class about weather? These websites are amazing, and will really help the children gain an understanding about it. 1) https://earth.nullschool.net/ Show […]
How I used Project Based Learning to start a podcast
This past summer I had the opportunity to participate in a program called MERIT, which stands for Making Education Relevant through Innovative Teaching, in Los […]
Expanding the Teacher Function: Call for Edinburgh community both online and off
We are looking for participants from the University of Edinburgh community (students and staff) to help us chart a values-based future amidst all the technological […]
Ten MORE things every educator should be able to do with their iPad
A few years ago I wrote a post which signalled a solid baseline level of ten things every teacher should be able to do with […]
25 creative ideas for using mobile devices in school
Whether you have iPads, Android tablets or a bring your own device policy for students, mobile devices are a great way to engage our students. […]
10 ways to use emojis in the classroom
Emojis are the modern-day hieroglyphics. In fact, our students are sharing complete thoughts and complete stories in, get this…PICTURES. It’s true! Take a peek at […]
10+ FREE EduProtocol templates + ideas for using them
What teacher doesn’t want to save themselves time and teach better? It’s finding those low-prep, high-return activities that we can use right away that can […]
How to Integrate Online Lesson Plans Into Your Curriculum
With only a few weeks left until the start of the new school year, many teachers are preparing their lesson plans for September and mapping […]
What is it like to learn?
Preamble I really love learning. It often does not even matter what the subject content is. I am insanely curious and, if I am motivated, […]
Add and pass: A fun activity to get them moving AND creating
Have you ever played a game where someone begins a story then the next person adds to it, the next adds a little more and […]
