In honor of Connected Educators Month, we’re celebrating what Connected Educators are doing throughout the world. If you’d like to share your story, send a blog post to connect@corwin.com. We believe that modeling meaningful technology use is an important responsibility that educators need to embrace. Our
The folks over at Best Masters in Education put together this wonderful infographic on the Use of Social Media in Schools. Their findings (see below) show that 96% of students with Internet access use social media. This is nothing if not a clear sign that
In honor of Connected Educators Month, we’re celebrating what Connected Educators are doing throughout the world. If you’d like to share your story, send a blog post to connect@corwin.com. The urgency to implement 1:1 programs in schools has reached a fever pitch. Schools are putting
Contributed by Spike Cook For school leaders, it is imperative to be the change you want to see in your school. As we understand more about the 21st century, and the changing nature of information, personalized learning, and preparing students for jobs that don’t currently exist, school
This post was originally published on Brilliant or Insane. [caption id="attachment_3950" align="alignleft" width="300"] via: Corwin.com/connectededucators[/caption] Ask any of the thousands of teachers who regularly use Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook about connected education, and you may get an earful about using digital tools as a means to connect
This post was originally published on Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom Maker Movement 20% Time Genius Hour The idea of students looking away from rigid content focus all throughout the school day and giving them back some time to explore and make is gaining a foothold in
Reflection is the single most important part of my daily practice as an educator. My blog is the most efficient vehicle for that activity. A year and a half ago, I dragged my feet at the idea of maintaining a blog and actively passed those duties
If you read Part 1 and Part 2, you’ve seen evidence of the dramatic instructional shift that has taken place in our school toward STEM-infusing our elementary classrooms. I won’t pretend that we’ve arrived at some extraordinary final goal, that we have it all figured
If you read my first post on STEM in the elementary classroom and came back for this one, I hope you’re beginning to see that STEM-integration is both worthwhile and doable at the elementary level. In fact, it not only reinforces learning in all subject areas,
Teachers today face a unique challenge. The world we live in is changing so quickly that we have no way of imagining the future we're preparing our students for. Gone are the days of teaching and memorizing facts. Our always changing lives drive a need