Experiential learning is on the rise (Roberts & Welton 2022), perhaps because it can be a pathway to increased student engagement. But the term “experiential learning” is sometimes used interchangeably with “applied learning,” which runs the risk of clouding the specific benefits of each approach. To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain…
Whether you’re using data to personalize learning or refine curriculum, the ability to easily check for understanding is critical to your teaching. Source Whether you’re using data to personalize learning or refine curriculum, the ability to easily check for understanding is critical to your teaching. Source Teaching, Assessment Resources For Teachers, New Teacher TeachThought
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Listen to this post as a podcast: Sponsored by Alpaca and Brisk Teaching Every January for the last ten years, we have chosen a small collection of tech tools we think are worth checking out. That will be the same this year. But something else will be different: Traditionally, when we put out this list,…
Pickup trucks with trailers and cars with yawning trunks pulled up onto untended lawns in front of buildings from which people lugged books, furniture, mattresses, trophy cases and artwork. Anything else of value had already been sold by a company that specializes in auctioning off the leftover assets of failed businesses. At least one of…
Every coach has seen it. The gangly teenager lunging for a basketball, coming at it too fast and fumbling it out of bounds. The tentative hitter flailing at a pitch seconds after it has landed in the catcher’s glove—strike 3!—and then slumping off to the bench. The volatile first singles player smacking his serves into…
Una gran parte del trabajo de Elizabeth House es alentar a los estudiantes a completar la Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes, o FAFSA, por sus siglas en inglés. La FAFSA es clave para obtener ayuda financiera como las Becas Pell y los préstamos respaldados por el gobierno federal, pero los padres deben proporcionar…
Reading time, 2 minutes: Are your attendance strategies working, or are your pupils slipping through the cracks? Persistent absenteeism is rising across UK schools with more pupils missing more days at school post-pandemic. Learn how Attend can automate and personalise communication to significantly reduce absenteeism and common biases and barriers to attendance. Effectively managing a…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The new first edition of “Discovering Engineering Design in the 21st Century: An Activities-Based Approach” is a practical and applied introduction to the engineering needs of today’s world. By integrating practical activities, sustainability principles, and cross-disciplinary insights, this companion guide prepares students to think critically and creatively about the challenges they…