Archive: 2016
6 Tips for Effective ‘Student-Teacher’ Writing Conferences
Teaching writing is not easy, especially if you have a large class with multiple students who need help. So here are are my six tips for holding efficient and mutually beneficial student-teacher writing conferences.
The “Great Game” of Teaching History
By: Stephanie J Hull. This summer a group of teachers created HistoryQuest: a game to help students not just learn about civics and elections, but take part in the action and decision making as active participants.
How Dialogue Teaches Critical Thinking and Empathy
By: Dr. Ian Jamison. Students see misleading information and heated exchanges on the internet every day. How can we help them develop the ability to shun the vitriolic exchanges that can happen online and learn to engage in true, productive dialogue?
EdLeader Advice: Get Serious About Goal-Setting
University Academy’s board sets specific, clear and measurable goals each academic year to ensure they continue working toward the founder's vision of it becoming the best K-12 college preparatory charter public school in the country.
30 Leaders on the Successes and Challenges of Project-Based Learning
Along with the Buck Institute for Education, our team is working to support high-quality project-based learning (PBL). We recently asked learning experts what's working in PBL and what needs to improve, and here are their collective responses.
Innovation in Arizona: How One Region Is Taking on Next-Gen Education
By: East Valley Partnership of Arizona. Our community leaders collaborate to provide our next generation of students with ample opportunities for success in life--both inside and outside of the classroom.
Root: A Robot to Teach Coding
Root is a robot that teaches kids to code by allowing them to program it to interact with its environment in a diverse range of fun and engaging ways, simultaneously reinforcing their computational thinking and fluency skills.
4 Steps To Make Your Field Trip Matter
As a parent chaperone and keen observer of the teachers and hosts during my daughter's recent kindergarten class field trip, I picked up these four tips to help make these trips really matter for students.
Take a Tour of Our School’s Makerspace
I've shared lots of small details about our school's makerspace but I've never shared the space in its entirety. So here is a virtual tour via panoramic photos of the whole space to provide a better idea of how we've organized it.
EdTech 10: International Education Week
In honor of International Education Week 2016, here are ten stories showing different ways education leaders are helping ensure today's students are prepared for success in a rapidly changing world.