The Weekly Update: April 9 – April 15
Here’s what caught our eye this week and we think you might find interesting… Academic Redshirting– Joanne Jacobs Three Trends that Will Shape the Future of Curriculum– Mind/Shift The Benefits of...
Read MoreWeekly Update: 3/26-4/1
Here’s what caught our eye this week and we think you might find interesting… How Machine-Based Tutoring Will Disrupt Human Tutors–Disrupting Class Loose Canons–Core Knowledge Blog Not Everyone Is Jumping on the Banned Wagon–The Innovative Educator How Much Does Blended Learning Cost?–the Journal E-Textbooks, What’s the Rush?–Linking and Thinking on...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: January 3 -9
Why Teachers Should Blog, Shelly Blake-Plock How to Save Money by Migrating to Cloud Computing, Klint Finley When Passion Drives Instruction No Child Is Left Behind, The Innovative Educator Thoughts on Teaching, 2001, Larry Cuban Google Apps Gives Schools a Better “Walled Garden” for Student E-mail,...
Read MoreInverting Learning
I came across an interesting article recently on a unique approach to teaching called “inverted learning.” According to the author, Meris Stansbury, this instructional model involves “mak[ing] the students the focus of the class, not the teacher, by having students watch a lecture at home and then apply the lesson with the teacher in the classroom.” Inverting learning requires shifting certain learning activities traditionally completed in the classroom to home. According to Stansbury, “Students can absorb the material as homework and then practice what ...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: December 27- January 1
Teachers: What Are Your Intentions for the New Year, Elena Aguilar 21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020, Shelley Blake-Plock Glogster Video Tutorial, Miguel Guhlin 2010 Retrospective (Part 2): And This Year’s Top 10 Posts, Moodle News What Mobile Content is Worth Paying For?, Sarah Perez A Practical Action Plan for Transforming Education, Walter McKenzie How We Shared Content in 2010, Marshall...
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