Are Students Tech-Savvy or Text-Savvy?
We have been hoaxed by our students to think they are tech savvy, when in reality they may be more text savvy.
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Makerspaces: A Tool That Can Transform Learning
Makerspaces bring students into a world where they can curate their own learning and yet many schools aren't on board with having them. Here are some reasons why schools should change that mindset.
February 23, 2017
11 Years Later, Would Sir Ken Robinson Find Creativity in Our Schools?
11 years later, would Sir Ken Robinson finally find creativity in our schools?
November 22, 2016
Do Educators Need Media Literacy as Much as Students Do?
Too many adults, which includes educators, are contributing to fake news being posted on social media. Let's continue to teach our students about media literacy, but take some time to re-educate ourselves on it as well.
November 13, 2016
8 Reasons Educators Should Reconsider Using Social Media Right Now
Social media was supposed to provide us with a venue to share our thoughts, and learn from one another. It gives us insight into atrocities happening in communities we don't live in. Unfortunately, not everyone uses social media properly, and here are 8 reasons they should probably stop.
September 28, 2016
Think Online Videos Will Solve Your PD Problem? Think Again.
Twitter, YouTube, Podcasts, Pinterest, Khan Academy, TeacherTube, Facebook, and Google are existing repositories where educators are already freely sharing ideas and best practice. Do we really need more?
September 25, 2016
What Presidential Candidates, Brangelina, and Reality Television Mean for Education
We ask the question of why we don't have better candidates for president or why our friends would ever vote for a candidate we wouldn't. It's all tied up in our need to be entertained more than informed. Good news though, because we can change that in the classroom.
September 09, 2016
Grit, Growth Mindsets, and Technology
We often want students to have grit or a "growth mindset" but we often lack it at the same time we are telling them to have it. Here are 3 ways to show our students what we want.
August 23, 2016
3 Collaboration Tools and Tips for Education Leaders
Providing opportunities for teachers to interact with collaborative tools can help them brainstorm ideas for their own instructional goals. So why don't more leaders do it?
June 17, 2016
7 Ways to Break Bad Blended Learning
What separates transformative teachers, schools, and districts from those stuck in the routines of the past? The country's best blended teachers have uncovered these commonalities.
The opinions expressed in Peter DeWitt's Finding Common Ground are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.
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