President-elect Trump appointed Penny Schwinn as the next United States Deputy Secretary of Education. Schwinn previously served as the Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner and vice President for PK-12 and pre-bachelor programs at the University of Florida and the Texas Education Agency. On late Friday, Trump announced the pick on Truth Social but initially misspelled…
Time Portal challenges you to guess both the historical event and its geographical location. Its hints are pretty slick AI-generated videos. Once you guess the event and the location, each video shares information about the event, though it would be better if those text clues were shown ahead of time. It seems to me…
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: How to use AI to help with traditional assignments – Guide for…
I’ve begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. Also, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources. Here are this week’s picks: Warren Buffett Says True Success in Life Comes Down to Just 12 Key…
Listen to my interview with Jen Serravallo (transcript): Sponsored by Wix Tomorrow and Brisk Teaching This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. If you click these and make a purchase from Amazon, Cult of Pedagogy will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. As I considered how to introduce this post, I started…
Data has become the cornerstone of decision-making and institutional strategy in today’s higher education landscape. From tracking retention rates to measuring academic performance, data offers a clear, quantifiable view of how students and institutions are progressing. This reliance on numbers has driven many colleges to focus heavily on metrics in an effort to improve outcomes,…
Mohamed_hassan / Pixabay I’ve published 35,000 posts over the years. That’s a lot of posts. I try to make it easier for readers (and me) to access them by organizing “Best” lists, Last week, I published My Best Recent (24/25) Posts About Teaching English Language Learners, and I’ll continue to go down the line….
Incoming president-elect Donald Trump is suggesting vast changes in how our country will operate going forward. Here are a few: The U.S. should take back the Panama Canal, purchase Greenland and make Canada the 51st state. He said all of this on the same day. The list from members of his inner circle includes: Major…
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 25,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click…
Key points: When there is a relationship between teachers and parents, there is trust on both ends Survey finds “optimism gap” between teachers, admins 5 ways school districts can create successful community partnerships For more on parent-educator communication, visit eSN’s District Management hub Effective parent-educator communication is crucial for a successful school year for the…