On October 10th I shared a lesson plan search engine on this site. I never suspected that hundreds of teachers would be using it. And you should see the traffic on Sundays. It looks like I’m not the only procrastinator! So to help all of us teachers out even more, I’ve updated the search...
As an educator we are constantly pursuing ways to engage and motivate our students. An exciting way to appeal to the Millennial generation is through games. This TED video featuring Tom Chatfield discusses the powerful connection between our brains and the format of games. As highlighted by Dan Pink in A Whole New Mind,...
Do you need a quick activity that lets you apply Bloom’s Taxonomy? How about a single activity that applies Bloom’s, and the Design aptitude from A Whole New Mind? Even better, how about an activity that does all of this, yet is flexible enough to act as a “bell ringer” or a central component...
I’m not too sure what this will mean for the future, but it seems worth noting that the world’s fastest computer no longer resides in the United States. As a teacher, why should I be concerned? Because this example provides even more proof that the world is flattening. The U.S. does not solely possess...
I wanted to share these resources with you from Mashable’s website. Animation is an excellent tool for nonlinguistic representations, a strategy endorsed by Dr. Marzano. Animation also challenges students to reach the synthesis level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. All the student is required to do is to create a story that needs to be told. ...
How much of our students’ days are filled with abstract concepts? How often do kids actually get to work with their hands? This article in the New York Times caught my eye after a day of teaching intangible, purely conceptual material. What did my students actually apply that day? In Dan Pink’s words, what...
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