It is time to rethink the foundational elements of grades and high school transcripts in the US educational system. Scott Looney is leading the change.
This is the second in a series where I'm comparing Art Costa and Bena Kallick's Habits of Mind with the IB Learner Profile and the PYP Attitudes. This post will look at the habits of thinking flexibly, thinking about thinking and striving for accuracy and precision.
I’ve been doing a bit of research on digital literacy/fluency over the past few months, wondering what initiatives and programs are currently being offered at our post-secondary institutions …
Social media is controversial. It generally has a bad reputation and can stir up many passionate opinions, mostly negative. The idea of introducing sites such as YouTube and Twitter into the primary classroom is, for some, unthinkable. Indeed, there are dangers associated with social media and we must be cautious and aware. However, I have…
This is the fifth installment of the #hierarchyseries. You can find the first post here. The purpose of the Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation and Divergent Thinking is to give a more concrete look …
This page provides resources for a workshop I’m giving about Critical Citizenship. My article on critical citizenship; and my article on digital citizenship as empathy and social justice…
This is part 1 of a two part blog post about ability grouping in mathematics. Unfortunately, mathematics is seen as an elusive discipline to many people a
To thrive in this fourth industrial revolution, where technology can assume many of our routine cognitive tasks, we need a robust system of life-long learning that begins with a reimagined high school to establish a strong foundation of learning agility and adaptability.
Chomsky relays how our society holds up its “truths” in an Orwellian fashion — each idea is how it has always been, and changing it would be neigh impossible (despite, of course, these ideas changing…
An overview of the most common Educational Technology Standards and Frameworks, such as ISTE, UNESCO, iNACOL, P21, SAMR, TPACK, RAT, TIM, PICRAT, SAMMS, 4Shifts
As I have done a lot of work with school administrators on why they should be using social media and some practical ways to use it within their schools, I wanted to compile some articles together t…
To simplify the notion of innovation, it is something that is both new (either invention or iteration) and better. Innovation is not about the “stuff”, but about a way of thinking. For example, it …
Steven W. Anderson believes that the technology is simply a delivery tool for curriculum and pedagogy and should not be the centerpiece of a child's education.
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