These are “accessible” math tasks for all students
Math can be made accessible to all students using lessons that start at a low level and finish at a much higher level.
Month: September 2017
5 ways to apply Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to edtech for better outcomes
According to American psychologist Abraham Maslow, all humans have the same fundamental needs (food, clothing and shelter), and these needs must be met before an individual is motivated…
3 winning characteristics of a school STEAM program
What makes Shipley’s STEAM program so great? Access to cutting-edge technology and the integration of the STEAM curriculum across the School have been integral to success, but above…
8 steps to effective K-12 assessments
Developing quality assessments can be challenging for a number of reasons. And, because assessments are essential in so many student-focused decisions, it’s important to get them right. Here…
Revolutionary MOOC-Ed puts teachers in students’ shoes for learning success
In this video, Constance Seibert shares how the Learning Differences MOOC-Ed hosted by the Friday Institute helped her better understand the different ways her students learn. The course…
District Technology Specialist: These are the critical success factors for 1:1
At Banks County Schools, a rural school district in the mountains of northeast Georgia, it feels like we’re at the end and also the beginning of a very…
These are the 10 best and 10 worst states for teachers
New York and New Jersey are among the 10 best states for teachers, according to a new analysis that ranks states in terms of teacher friendliness. The new…
Trending: This style of learning has teachers and students re-imagining Future-Ready
While most classrooms have realized the benefit of hands-on activities and real-life applications, this idea can be taken even further by giving students genuine control over what they…
Behind the scenes of unclaimed FAFSAs: Why it’s happening and how ed staff can help
According to NerdWallet.com, as much as $2.7 billion in free federal grant money went unclaimed in 2015 due to incomplete or unsubmitted Free Application for Federal Student Aid…
Social media’s classroom Catch-22
In a somewhat paradoxical situation, a large majority of teachers (73 percent) said they believe social media and texting are bad for students' grammar and spelling, but 50…