Three free digital ways to get instant feedback from students
Padlet is a free collaborative bulletin board where the students can write and pin up digital post-it notes with text and/or images. You complete a free registration, which uses your Google account,...
View ArticleTechnology and innovation: all about the how
Over the past 10 years, classroom technology has been transformed – or has it? Bulky, expensive desktop computers have been replaced by mobile, inexpensive devices that are designed to move with...
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Technology Integration: Teach less, Learn more
True integration of technology requires that it be baked into student learning rather than just sprinkled on top. This requires an investment in time, money, and teacher attention to challenge...
View ArticleTake Three. A Trio of Teachers on High Stakes Tests and the Classroom.
For this blog post, I asked three teachers/Boston College colleagues to respond to this question posed by Cathy Rubin of the Huffington Post: How do you balance preparation for high stakes assessments...
View ArticleHow can teaching and learning simultaneously occur with constant testing and...
by Kelly Meehan Pauline Hawkins describes the current state of education perfectly in her resignation letter, “The emphasis on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testing is creating a...
View ArticleLess Stress = Better Teaching: 5 Ways School Administrators Can Put Teachers...
by Brenda Maurao, Assistant Principal at Miller Elementary School in Holliston, Massachusetts @bmaurao “In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our...
View ArticleTeachers as Leaders: Creating Communities of Authentic Learning
By Liz Cox, PhD student at Boston College and English teacher at Needham High School Find her on Twitter at @elizabethkcox The best ways to demonstrate leadership in the classroom lie beyond the...
View Article6 Biggest School Administrator Myths about Cyberbullying
School and district administrators must take a proactive approach to preventing cyberbullying. Here are 6 myths that are preventing this from happening: Not in my backyard! No matter how healthy your...
View ArticleTeaming up for kids: A parent and educator reflects on how teachers and...
Three Ways A Parent Can Help Their Child’s Teacher by Kerry Dunne @dunneteach 1. Advocate for all kids, not just your kid. The truth is the squeaky wheel does sometimes get the grease– or more...
View ArticleSocial Media in Schools: Be the Owl, Not the Ostrich
Possibly no topic in #edtech invokes as much fear in parents or teachers as social media. This is understandable. Research has shown that by middle school, the majority of students are using social...
View ArticleGet in the Game: 10 Ideas for Bringing Gaming into Your High School Classroom
After three decades of educational games that emphasize simplicity over challenge and content over engagement, the nature of video game use in the classroom is transforming. Specifically, there is an...
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RHSU-Inspired University Influence Rankings
I am huge fan of the Edu-Scholar public influence rankings put out by Rick Hess (twitter: @richhess99) via Education Week every year. Here is the link to this year’s ratings, which were released last...
View ArticleMemo to #edtech companies: Don’t forget content!
The past 5 years has seen a dramatic shift in the way that technology is used in the classroom. Driven by greater access to broadband network connections and low-cost mobile devices, there is a greater...
View ArticleTeach Like a Parent
Teach Like a Parent: Show Them the Love How can principals and other administrators can help new teachers avoid burning out? Make it absolutely clear to new teachers that their number one priority...
View ArticleThe Achievement Gender Gap for Boys
Today’s blog post was written by Jay Barry, a social studies teacher at Arlington High School. Jay has seen first hand the challenge of engaging boys in academics at the high school level. In his post,...
View ArticleHow teachers can overcome “I hate to read”
By Natacha Scott, Assistant Director of History and Social Studies for the Boston Public Schools We’ve all heard the dreaded phrase in an elementary classroom, “I hate to read.” Together, those four...
View ArticleProfessional capital and teacher retainment
By Adam Steiner, @steineredtech Inspired by Professional Capital by Andy Hargreaves (@HargreavesBC) and Michael Fullan (@MichaelFullan1) Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan applied the concept of...
View ArticleMiddle school matters
For many young people, middle school is a maelstrom of insecurity and angst. As educators, we have to do everything in our power to nurture our middle school students, to prop them up when they need...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: Kids and the 2016 Election By Brenda Maurao, Holliston...
I am an assistant principal of an elementary school with students in grades 3, 4 and 5. I am also the mother of two children – a daughter (age 11) and a son (age 9). My daughter woke up devastated the...
View ArticleThe Gift of Digital Voice
Technology is ever-present in schools today, but to what end? School leaders’ inspiration for this use varies from school to school. For some, technology use is driven by a desire to prepare students...
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