74 Best Short Stories for High School Students
Stories that pack just the right emotional punch. Stories that pack just the right emotional punch. Classroom Ideas, Literacy We Are Teachers
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What’s Holding Back Good Teaching?
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 17, 2018 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Has teaching improved? It’s a question I’ve been putting to myself here on the backside of a long career. Without beginning benchmarks it’s hard to say for sure,…
Dallas Independent School District Approves CoderZ and RoboXFor Pre-engineering and Robotics Certification Programs
DERRY, N.H. – Intelitek and CoderZ, an Intelitek company, announced today that the Dallas Independent School District has approved the CoderZ coding platform and the RoboX 3D simulation platform for the district’s pre-engineering and robotics certification programs as part of a recent request for proposal initiative. In addition to giving their students access to the two game-based learning platforms, Dallas ISD educators will be able choose to implement the fully-integrated…
Help! A Parent Insists They Have the Right To Do Their Child’s Homework for Them
When I called home, she said she has “the right to help my child with his homework to whatever extent I want.” When I called home, she said she has “the right to help my child with his homework to whatever extent I want.” Career Advice, Teacher Problems We Are Teachers
Enhancing media literacy skills in the age of AI
Key points: Edtech tools can be a valuable resource to build media literacy skills Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators How to help students build critical success skills For more news on media literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Media literacy has emerged as a critical skillset in today’s digital landscape. As individuals increasingly consume…
Data gaps negatively impact academic progress and attendance
Key points: School-home communication plays a large role in district success 4 takeaways for superintendents to drive real change Maybe it’s time to change up high school to improve student attendance For more on district management, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Half of educators and administrators struggle to access necessary student data, with 86 percent noting…
Why High-Quality Learning Opportunities Must Be Personalized to Each Learner
In August, we published the following design principles, which we believe are core for every learner to thrive. In this blog, we present our rationale for elevating personalized learning – that all students deserve personalized learning experiences that are adaptive to how and when learning occurs and competency-based. Design Principles Accessible All students deserve access…
A Look Back: I Had Never Heard Of It Before Today, But The “Interactive, Constructive, Active, Passive (ICAP) Theory Of Student Cognitive Engagement” Could Be Useful
(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of the year. You can see the entire list of them here) As regular readers know, I’ve been a long-time advocate and practitioner of “active” learning (see The Best Research Demonstrating That Lectures Are Not The Best Instructional Strategy). Another study has just been…
“Want to Retain Teachers? Here’s What Districts and Schools Can Do”
Want to Retain Teachers? Here’s What Districts and Schools Can Do is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Severe teacher shortages persist. Educators suggest what schools and districts can do to fill those posts. Here are some excerpts: Want to Retain Teachers? Here’s What Districts and Schools Can Do is the…
This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom
geralt / Pixabay At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. Here are the latest: Create music with the AI Jukebox. Mentimeter now has an AI tool to…