Moodle and Web 2.0

In today's Two Minute Timeout for Teachers focus on puzzle pieces. When tough times try to derail you, remember to focus on your alignment.

If we want to see innovation happening in our schools, we need to trust, encourage, and empower teachers to transform their practice. Too often, teachers are forced to teach inside the box and it can feel frustrating. In this post, I explore why teachers are the innovators, what’s getting in the way, and what we can do about it.

By Bill Taylor - How are teachers being developed to use educational technology in a way that best supports a student’s ability to learn?

Primary teachers are some of the most amazing people to walk this planet.  In fact, I consider primary teachers to have rockstar status.  Don’t get me wrong, I am not forgetting the fabulous middle and secondary teachers. I could seriously write a whole new post about how great ya’ll are!   But today, I am focusing on primary teachers because that’s where my experience lies.  So, for your entertainment, humor, and reading pleasure, I present to you: 10 Reasons Why Primary Teachers Are Rockstars.

I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. I could probably count the number of tools I tried out and tested—that number would be in the double-digits. And the number of education-specific apps, services, and software I actually used consistently? Those I could easily count on one hand.

By Terry Heick

n the digital age, teacher discomfort in using some social media can have a direct effect on students’ digital literacy skills. Here are some solutions.