May 10, 2022 As humans, we love to “strut our stuff” and show what we know. It’s in our nature. As a teacher, the best part of a project is
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April 28, 2022 Recently I have been rethinking the idea of how we teach students to prepare them for the future. When I ask questions surrounding what they need in
The other day, I looked at the back of a box of cereal and saw a word search: Annie the bunny asking kids everywhere to hunt for “friendly words” …
One of the most common questions I get in my work as a speaker and consultant on digital health and well-being is about digital monitoring. Should we monitor? Which platforms
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Chapter 3 Ethical dilemmas have an impact on student interest and motivation. This discovery inspired our exploratory culture of learning in our Design laboratory and led us to develop a
April 5, 2022 Becoming A Facilitator In an Agile classroom, educators change roles from the content expert and gatekeeper of knowledge to learning facilitator. This means that students take the
Does it ever seem like you and your kids have way too much to do, and every task looks equally important and daunting? Many people, especially those with ADHD, struggle
Sometimes, my desk fills up with clutter: stacks of paper, typically 30–40 sheets deep, that have been arranged on top of one another in a criss-cross fashion so that they