It’s the end of the school year and I’m sitting with a young principal I coach who has deep expertise, heart, and know-how. Suddenly, she breaks down sobbing. “I’m miserable in this job,” she says. “I want to stay the course, but I don’t know how to get my head above water. I just don’t … Continue reading Reclaiming a Sense of Joy – Quick Strategies for Easing the Stress of Teaching by Shane Safir
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Fake News – Resources for Learners and Educators | CristinaSkyBox | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
Digital literacies, Visual literacies, Social Media literacies.The skills and demands of today's literacies change and so should educational practices by meeting learners in the world in which they live in. Here are some resources for helping students understand the issue of fake news. Source: Fake News - Resources for Learners and Educators | CristinaSkyBox | … Continue reading Fake News – Resources for Learners and Educators | CristinaSkyBox | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
Digital Storytelling Lesson Ideas with Book Creator | Digital Storytelling Tools, Apps and Ideas
Book Creator is a powerful tool for digital storytelling lesson integration. Here are lots of classroom ideas to turn your students into creators. Source: Digital Storytelling Lesson Ideas with Book Creator | Digital Storytelling Tools, Apps and Ideas Your kindly Donations would be so effective in order to fulfill our future research and … Continue reading Digital Storytelling Lesson Ideas with Book Creator | Digital Storytelling Tools, Apps and Ideas
5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners – by Kristina J. Doubet | Online Marketing Tools
5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners contributed by Kristina J. Doubet, Ph.D and Jessica A. Hockett, Ph.D. We’ve all been there. Slumped bodies, rolled eyes, defiant words, and off-task behaviors announce (not-so-subtly) that instruction isn’t “working.” So what can teachers do to encourage participation and task completion when students are reluctant to participate or complete..Read … Continue reading 5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners – by Kristina J. Doubet | Online Marketing Tools
“Relationships and Technology both matter – we must keep relationships at the center of all that we do as educators” via @DavidGeurin – Future Driven Book | iGeneration – 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation)
In Future Driven, David Geurin describes how to conquer the status quo, create authentic learning, and help your students thrive in an unpredictable world. He shares how to simultaneously be more committed to your mission while being more flexible with your methods. You'll discover strategies to help students learn transferable skills. And you'll find ways to inspire creative, … Continue reading “Relationships and Technology both matter – we must keep relationships at the center of all that we do as educators” via @DavidGeurin – Future Driven Book | iGeneration – 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation)
What Does One Word matter? Doctoral Women on Twitter — Jeanne de Montbaston
A few days ago Dr Fern Riddell, a historian (who, like me, works on sex and gender), was involved in a nasty twitter conversation with a man who poured scorn on her expertise and – gasp! – what he considered to be her arrogance in defending her qualifications. In response to her refusal to … Continue reading What Does One Word matter? Doctoral Women on Twitter — Jeanne de Montbaston
Trauma Can Make it Hard for Kids To Learn, Here’s How Teachers Learn To Deal With That – Adeshina Emmanuel
There’s no debating that childhood trauma seriously impacts how students learn. Researchers have tied stressful events such as divorces, deportations, neglect, sexual abuse and gun violence to behavioral problems, lower math and reading scores, and poor health. The latest research, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, finds that children who endure severe stress are more likely … Continue reading Trauma Can Make it Hard for Kids To Learn, Here’s How Teachers Learn To Deal With That – Adeshina Emmanuel
The World’s Most Valuable Resource Is No Longer Oil, But Data – The Economist
A NEW commodity spawns a lucrative, fast-growing industry, prompting antitrust regulators to step in to restrain those who control its flow. A century ago, the resource in question was oil. Now similar concerns are being raised by the giants that deal in data, the oil of the digital era. These titans—Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Amazon, … Continue reading The World’s Most Valuable Resource Is No Longer Oil, But Data – The Economist
Reputation Management SEO – Hannah Taylor
The internet is a wondrous tool that allows you to promote your brand and tell your story. However, that doesn’t mean others can’t also share their perspective. Whether these publishers are sharing false or accurate information, you want to make sure you’re doing your best to maintain control of how your story is being told … Continue reading Reputation Management SEO – Hannah Taylor
7 Personal Growth Questions Every Teacher Must Ask Themselves – Lee Watanabe-Crockett – Lee Watanabe Crockett
Every teacher knows that consistently asking personal growth questions is part of the game in education. They exist in all shapes and sizes and are meant to challenge educators to meet and exceed professional goals. It’s for the good of themselves, their colleagues, and most of all their learners, that they devote themselves to this. … Continue reading 7 Personal Growth Questions Every Teacher Must Ask Themselves – Lee Watanabe-Crockett – Lee Watanabe Crockett