It is possible to transform and energize your classroom with the power of technology integration. Shutterfly’s Photo Story provides the possibility to deepen and enhance the learning process across the curriculum while supporting State, Common Core, and ISTE standards.
edWeb’s Implementing Common Core Standards in Math community’s summer three-part webinar mini-series explores these connections and their implications for instruction, in science, in mathematics, and in integrated STEM experiences.
While New Canaan High School library has been packaging instruction for online consumption for years, it shifted its approach this year to increase personalized instruction.
One of the biggest trends in education is the implementation of “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) programs in schools. While these initiatives can bring great benefits, they can also lead to trouble if not implemented properly.
Middle schoolers can get a lot out of the school garden experience, from growing food to learning about the science underlying the natural world. At CitySprouts summer youth program in Cambridge, MA
What are the most wonderful play and learning experiences young children can have using mobile devices, and why are they so powerful?
Chief Learning Officer of Middlebury Interactive Languages described online immersive learning environments for different languages developed by a team of second language acquisition experts, language teachers and online professionals. Thanks to media-rich and authentic materials for courses, students gradually develop linguistic skills and cross-cultural understanding, while interacting with the online material and their peers.
All around the world, millions share the narratives of their lives in bite-sized language through SMS, status updates on Facebook, 140 character tweets, six second-videos, or memed images. These are our learning rituals in our digital society. Our students create, produce, direct, summarize, translate, and share stories outside of learning institutions daily.
The practice of Co-Teaching or Team Teaching was at one time only used to help special education teachers. As time passed, it was discovered that Co-Teaching helped teachers in ALL settings.
Lecture, worksheet, test. Lecture, worksheet, test. It’s a common routine in many classrooms, and, rather than a rare virus or nuclear war, it’s likely to be the true cause of a future zombie apocalypse with today’s students who are tomorrow’s future. In an effort to break this vicious cycle (and save humanity?), instructional technologist Lucas Gillispie and pioneering teachers in his school district are teaming up and working to transform classrooms through the use of popular commercial games.