(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2019. You can see them all here.) There are many things in education where research disagrees about whether they are effective or important in student learning, but the value of a positive teacher-student relationships is not one of them….
Every two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources. I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all “my” books (“my” is quotation marks because several are ones I have co-authored or edited). Clicking on the covers will lead you to them. Katie Hull…
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here). You can also see my all-time…
Deciding what to disclose in a personal essay for college applications has plagued students since, perhaps, the essay first became required. How should they present themselves? What do they think colleges need to know about them? Should they try to fit their whole life story onto a page and a half? Should they focus on…
Engagement – it’s another one of those words that’s regularly bandied about in higher education. We talk about it like we know what it means, and we do, sort of. It’s just that when a word or idea is so widely used, thinking about it often stops, and that’s what I think has happened with…
Managerialism as a Threat to Academic Freedom johnw@mcsweeneys.net Thu, 06/27/2024 – 03:40 PM Those with the power are using it to silence others. This trend goes back further than you may think and isn’t ending soon. Byline(s) John Warner Managerialism as a Threat to Academic Freedom johnw@mcsweeneys.net Thu, 06/27/2024 – 03:40 PM Those with the power…
In our opinion, every student needs to learn to write good conclusions. In our opinion, every student needs to learn to write good conclusions. Lesson Plans, Writing We Are Teachers
The reduction in special education referrals was most significant among economically disadvantaged Black boys. The reduction in special education referrals was most significant among economically disadvantaged Black boys. Life & Wellbeing, School Leaders, Research We Are Teachers
Dover, New Jersey – Casio America, Inc., a pioneer in education technology, announced the relaunch of its dedicated educational website, CasioEducation.com. This initiative reflects Casio’s enduring commitment to the transformative power of education and its mission to provide comprehensive resources for effective teaching and engaging learning experiences. “Our redesigned Casio Education website marks a significant…
Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning. The best part? It’s possible to combine PBL and maker education across the curriculum–and during a must-see ISTELive 24 session, Nicholas Provenzano, a teacher, technology coordinator, and makerspace…