“The thing is, every student is engaged differently…but, that is okay. There is always a way to keep a student interested and lively, ready to embark on the journey of education. ‘What is that way?’ some teachers may ask eagerly. Now, read closely… Are you ready? That way is to ask them. Ask. Them. Get … Read more
In “Flipping Bloom’s Taxonomy“, Shelley Wright proposes that, in the 21st century, our students would benefit more by beginning with “Creating” and working their way to “Remembering”. She gives some great examples of how this can be applied in the classroom in her article. The concept seems to be both simple and revolutionary at the … Read more
Most of the traffic to this blog, lately, seems to be headed for my posts about QR codes. So, I thought you might enjoy this video I found on the different ways McGuffey School District in Claysville, PA uses QR codes. I like the title for their project, “Mobile Zebra”! I also like that they show … Read more
This note, according to an Instagram user, “M”, greeted him on his first day of work at Apple. Jon Russell recently wrote about it in his column on Next Web, which you can see here. Mr. Russell challenges other companies to follow suit, and I would like to see teachers do this as well. What … Read more
“Classroom Game Design“, a TEDx video presented by Paul Andersen, suggests an interesting idea for organizing your classroom. Why not leverage the fascination that many youngsters today have with gaming by making your own classroom a video game? Have your students earn Experience Points to “level up” and gain new freedoms (and responsibilities) in the … Read more