Nothing instilled fear and disgust in a room of 30+ high school students like the word “research.” As an English Language Arts (ELA) teacher, I dreaded the designated grading period when we had to conduct the mandated research paper. My own personal distaste for research papers goes back to my high school days. I blame […]
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How does your physical location affect your opportunities? This year at Melbourne Girls Grammar, a goal of the Middle Years staff has been to plan and deliver authentic inquiry experiences to our students. Our aim is to explore new content knowledge, develop 21st-century learning skills all whilst incorporating new technologies to provide innovative learning experiences. […]
Cross-posted from Seeing the Forest for the Trees by Scott Bayer I really like this idea. But I don’t know if it will work. This whole thing—whether a success or not—is about doing something we should be doing at all times—taking risks. We ask students to do it, so we need to model it. I […]
Welcome to Year 16, the second half or turning point in my teaching career. The same school and same grade level, but the beginning of a new focus with a new direction, and trailblazing a new path. Inspired by a summer program through EdTech Team, I am a teacher leader anxious to implement some new […]
This month’s Teaching & Learning webinar was jam-packed with tips and tools for working with English Language Learners. You can view the 60 minute Youtube Live Event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9qd4R9LuQM and the resources from the panel at edtech.team/tech4ELL. Here are just a few of the ideas and tools our panelists shared: @mimg1225 shared her collection of […]
1. Consider Space as a“Third teacher” Parents, peers, and space are the three teachers of children. Create spaces that have their own unique ability to contribute to learning. – from the Reggio Emilia approach 2. Think Flexibility and Agility Create environments that can be reshaped quickly to meet a wide variety of learning conditions. 3. […]
A través de la organización de Únete, Google.org donó 2.1 millones de dólares para equipar salones de clases y capacitar a maestros mexicanos con el objetivo de brindarles las herramientas necesarias que permitan impulsar la educación en México. EdTechTeam México comprometido con la educación en el país, participará brindando capacitación a coaches de Únete con […]
The golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have done unto you” never goes out of fashion. Whether you are on a blacktop playground playing hopscotch, at a restaurant with your family or having an online conversation, displaying character and compassion are what makes us innately human. As parents and educators, having a face-to-face […]
Cross-posted from edscoop.com EdTechTeam and CDI Computer Dealers have joined up to provide the Google-powered laptops along with workshops for educators. By Kate Roddy SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 1:00 PM More than half of American schools operate on Google’s educational applications and tools — perhaps most notably the Chromebook — but without knowing how to use […]
“Our next solution makers won’t be cultivated in desks and rows.” –The Space: A Guide for Educators On our first day of in-service, our principal shared a tidbit about how some of the most competitive jobs today weren’t even created yet ten years ago. As we reflected on what we were teaching our students as […]