teacher tools for this century

I asked and you delivered! About a week ago I worked on a project with my Headmistress to help her create a presentation for an upcoming IB conference. She was asked to speak to the Heads Council on leadership and she wanted to know how the IB Learner Profile fit with leadership in the 21st Century. So, who better to ask than the Twitterverse to find out if the qualities of the profile really reflected the components of successful leadership in the 21st century?

We have all had our undecided moments in the classroom. Mine have often been around a common student question, "Mr. Frehlich, does this assignment count for marks?" When I hear this I pause, and reflect. If I say, "No", will my students put less effort/enthusiasm into the assignment or project? Why have we conditioned students to ask this question? Shouldn't learning be lifelong and therefore marks are irrelevant?

WorldStageGlobal Leaders demand immediate attention to children's education in crisis zonesWorldStageGlobal leaders from governments, international organizations and civil society today endorsed an urgent Call to Action to ensure the world's most ...

A collection of online books to read, listen to and play with. Great for the smartboard or the computer lab.

The AgeIs technology helpful or harmful to children?The AgeAs an academic working with young children using technology, I feel the time for questions around whether young children should or should not use technology has passed.