Telling Stories in the Digital Age
[…] will help students to develop essential skills, and amongst those, the social-emotional learning skills and digital citizenship skills which are vital for students now and in the future. Here are six options for digital storytelling that will help educators to provide choices for students regardless of where learning is actually taking place. Using one […]
Eight Ways New Schools Innovate
The rapid global shift to hybrid and remote learning–with lots of versions and variability–provoked renewed interest in new school models. And, compared to 20 years ago, the invention opportunity is enhanced by the science of learning, broad agreement on the importance of success skills, and better tools. The opportunity to design schools to promote […]
Virtual Agreements Help Mitigate Cheating in My Online Classroom
By: Renata Nikolayev. Educators who have experience teaching online have proven strategies to help mitigate cheating. Perhaps one of the most effective is to write a contract.
4 Ways to Flip School Culture
[…] the independent work associated with homework to the classroom and the direct instruction associated with class to home. But when we normally talk about flipping things, we often forget that we would probably have to flip the culture. Many have acknowledged that culture drives learning. Therefore, in order to truly ‘flip’ our classrooms, we […]
Students with Disabilities Deserve LEGIT Solutions: Lightweight Evidence-Gathering Instruments and Tools
[…] the learning sciences. In effect, there are no tools that measure mastery and that support that kind of deep, personalized learning necessary to prepare youth for the future. Teachers need new tools that capture students’ cognition and competencies—all in service of tailoring instructional decisions to individual needs. We need measurement tools that more holistically […]
Getting Clearer: Schooling Loss, Not Learning Loss
[…] must push forward into the global shift of our human existence and post-pandemic learning needs and opportunities. As we design teaching and learning now, and in the future, it is best we recycle the good mineral components of the previous education machine and build new resources for teaching and learning that serves the needs […]
Addressing the Challenges of Remote Learning for Emergent Bilingual Students
Remote instruction is a particular challenge for emergent bilingual students or English learners (ELs). Many of the language supports and resources that emergent bilingual students rely on in the classroom are as accessible, including physical responses, word walls, gestures, and turning to a partner. Face-to-face interactions are critical for these students. It has been […]
What’s the EdTech Vaccine? 10 Design Principles
There are 10 design shifts that represent an opportunity in learner experience and supporting learning tools that can improve the life trajectories of billions.
3 Unexpected Benefits of Virtual Learning and Its Impact on Engaging Students
[…] students as it pertains to the accessibility of education. However, many do not realize that when done well, virtual learning can bring unexpected benefits and re-shape the future of education. In fact, two annual STEM-focused summer camps: Energy Venture Camp and ASTRO Camp, had been reimagined this past summer to support a virtual model. A Kit-Based Model […]
Joining Clubhouse: Innovative PD for Educators
[…] been a challenging time, as we have worked to deal with school closures and figuring out how to provide the best instruction for all students. With all of those demands, finding extra time in our day to dedicate to professional development or time with colleagues, was difficult. Fortunately, there are many possibilities for building […]
