We have all been there. That moment you realize you have lost something important. Perhaps your school keys decided to take a slide down your car and found a cozy spot under your seat. Maybe your wallet is snuggling up to the gum wrapper in your coat pocket at home. But what about a student, … Continue reading The 100%
Grades and the fixed mindset
Grades have been a universal experience for almost any student. We finally submit that paper we may or may not have put forth a huge amount of effort. The teacher then grades the paper on specific standards, rubrics, or just a vague notion of how well they crafted their words to make meaning. The student … Continue reading Grades and the fixed mindset
Flipped Professional Development
Have you ever found yourself spewing information and people are passively taking notes? In this model, what is the difference between the presenter and a computer? None! If your information isn't very complex, then record it or make it into a presentation and have others listen and watch on their own.
Women in STEM: Mae C. Jemison
Every week we will take a closer look at some of the women who have inspired and influenced others to pursue careers in STEM. Mae C. Jemison https://ted.com/talks/mae_jemison_on_teaching_arts_and_sciences_together?utm_source=sms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread--b "Being first gives you a responsibility—you have a public platform, and you must choose how to use it. I use mine to help folks become more comfortable … Continue reading Women in STEM: Mae C. Jemison
Introducing the Genius Hour
In a business model, we can return the bad ingredients. We get a rotten batch of blueberries, we can return them and get new ones. Education can not work in this model because we can't simply return the out moldy ingredients. We have to work with what we are given and make it into the … Continue reading Introducing the Genius Hour
Sustainable global goals in the classroom
We as a planet are facing some of the greatest challenges known to the human race. From pollution to global hunger, earth is struggling to breath. Education needs to agree to help solve these issues to help save future generations. Acting for a model of change, the United Nations have developed a common agreement for … Continue reading Sustainable global goals in the classroom
The Future of Technology is Cardboard
There are so many great programmable technologies out there for students to engage in the real world today. We have 3d printers that can help the student learn about engineering, laptops that have all the knowledge of the world, robots that can be programmed. Any school could go and buy these wonderful resources with the … Continue reading The Future of Technology is Cardboard
World Kindness day #spreadkindness
Today marks a day devoted to spreading kindness around the world. In education realm, today should be a day celebrated every day! We have so many anti-bullying rallies and assemblies but never a spread kindness awareness. If we think about the about the prefix anti (meaning against) the word anti-bullying already has a negative feel. … Continue reading World Kindness day #spreadkindness
GlobalEd Conference
What a better way to show case the power of personalized learning than a global online Conference! 8th annual GlobalEd Conference About the Conference The Global Education Conference (GEC) is a collaborative and world-wide community convening designed to significantly increase opportunities for globally-connecting educators and programs. Our primary event seeks to present ideas, examples, and … Continue reading GlobalEd Conference
Personalized Learning Part 1
What is personalized learning?
Academy of Edification 