Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an era of high-stakes testing, a struggling school made a shocking choice. Wrong Answer By Rachel Aviv Annals of Education July 21, 2014 Issue Really, the choice is hardly shocking. This is a story about how a bunch of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe end of an era. Ray, hatched April 1997 – lived till July 31 2014. Ray taught me an incredible amount about resilience and learning – and that you really can teach an old duck new tricks. He became … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesTHIS explains why I got such a hard time in two of the Faculties where I studied and taught at UCalgary. Department Heads, Deans & Associate Deans: once this kind of culture gets started, only those who are assholes can … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe real 10 algorithms that dominate our world — Medium. I’ve long thought that every discipline is its own culture. Each has a particular language, ways of working, humour, and generally looking at the world. For a computer scientist, everything … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesTaylor & Francis Online :: Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education – Educational Psychologist – Volume 48, Issue 3. Digital Natives, Learning Styles, Self-Educators. Yup. None of these are backed up by any data. I have great … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute10 Essential Tips For Meeting Tech Needs of Low-Income Schools | MindShift. Keep goals and mission in mind. Tech should complement not replace. Involve families. Don’t let trends dictate decisions. Support teachers. Use tech to free up teacher time. Track … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve commented on this before (where I translated them into rules for instructional design), but it is so applicable to all kinds of design, I wanted to put it here for safe keeping. It’s worth reading the whole article, but … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWell, surprise surprise: A new study concludes that those first-graders who are behind their peers would have learned more if their teachers had just taught them to add and subtract the old-fashioned way. And then practiced it a lot. Right … Continue reading