I’m fortunate to have been a Connected Educator for nearly six years and never give up an opportunity to share with others why being a Connected Educator is so beneficial. I believe in being connected so much that I co-wrote the book Breaking Out of
When Tom Whitby and I set out to write The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning, we wanted to provide a manual for any educator who had a desire to improve their practice, as many have already done, by utilizing social media and other tools.
Imagine your students leaving your class at the end of the school year telling their friends what Nika told his: You are going to want to take a class from Mrs. Baker. She is awesome
Lately, I have noticed that Twitter and other social media like Facebook are filled with educators who make fun of PowerPoint. Tweets are flying through cyberspace talking down…or Tweeting down….to others for using the popular presentation tool. They Tweet and talk about how PowerPoint is
With all of the time, effort, and money being poured into teacher evaluation systems, the outcomes of students from underrepresented populations have not changed enough to see that what we are doing is working. Only 61 percent of English learners, the fastest growing group in
Every education leader wants to implement reforms that improve student outcomes. And all of us, as professionals, understand that we need to have conversations about performance with other professionals in order to do this successfully. It seems almost too obvious to state! So why is it
I’m writing this aboard another plane heading to another spot away from home. As much as I am not enamored with time in planes, airports, and hotel rooms, I consider myself fortunate to have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, so many talented
Hattie’s Visible Learning research, despite years in the making, is still young in terms of implementation in schools here in North America. So, the question it leads me to consider is whether or not Visible Learning will fall prey to the “silver bullet” paradigm that
Educational Technology is the white whale of today’s classrooms. To pursue the implementation of technology is a huge undertaking. Schools face so many challenges: access to Internet/devices, competing priorities for professional development funds, the overwhelming number of tools and resources available. It’s easy to find
As summer begins to wind down, now is the perfect time to start thinking about the upcoming school year. The right book could make a huge difference for you and your students! Here are some of our editors’ and directors’ favorite picks: Teaching the Male Brain