digital learning
Word Nerds Get Digital
You definitely know you’re a word nerd when you fall hopelessly in love with an essay called “The Joy of Sesquipedalians,” by Anne Fadiman, from her collection Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader. Fadiman begins her essay with a panegyric to Wally the Wordworm, the dictionary devouring invertebrate…
When Second Graders Go To College
These three students, who were kind enough to spend a chunk of their summer being interviewed by their second grade teacher, offer an important reminder to us all.
10 Teacher-Tested Tools for Flipping Your Classroom
Stripping away all the hype and trendiness of “flipped classroom” movement, we must take a moment to acknowledge that it has brought two important changes to the way many of us think about education and instruction...
The Top Ten Challenges of Implementing New Technology
Most schools have new programs and initiatives every year, but don’t lose sight of your existing goals. If you had a successful first year, plan to expand and improve in year two.
EdTech 10: Better Together
Getting together and being ultra productive feels like the theme for the week because there sure seems to be a lot happening among the movers and shakers in education.
Who Owns Our Professional Learning?
My professional learning this summer has pushed my thinking and helped me grow tremendously. I hope to be a better teacher and a more helpful colleague as a result.
3 Ways to Encourage Higher Order Thinking with Technology
Here are three ways for teachers to prepare to design learning experiences that encourage higher order thinking through the use of technology as a tool for learning.
Aspen Institute Task Force Starts the Conversation
The Aspen Institute announced the launch of the Aspen Institute Task Force on Learning and the Internet, a MacArthur-supported forum to contribute towards the effort of improving online learning experiences for our students and optimize them for safety and innovation. The task force mission is to enable students to make smart decisions and responsible choices while on the Internet.
DLN Launches Myth Busting Online Learning Paper
Today DLN, iNACOL and Getting Smart launched a myth busting paper focused on online learning as part of the DLN Smart Series.
How to Create a Blended High School
Last week I visited a team planning a new high school, a team planning to reinvigorate a high school, and operators of a couple high performing networks.