Should Colleges and Universities continue to use the SAT for admission? @NikhilGoya_L says NO! by @JeffBradbury
It’s that time of year where our students start to get antsy. They have spent the last few months putting pressure on themselves to get good grades, compete in sporting events, performing in concerts and keeping up a healthy social life. Now is the time to look ahead to the last semester. For many students [...]
Interview with Lisa Nielsen (@InnovativeEdu) from the #StuVoice LIVE Summit by @JeffBradbury
On Saturday April 13, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lisa Nielsen at the Student Voice Live Summit.
How Four School Came Together for a Virtual Homework Debate Thanks to Google Hangout by @SOMSLibrary
Melissa Butler and the 6th grade ELA teacher at my school was looking for a way to teach argument writing to her students while incorporating technology. When Melissa and I started working on this unit we were looking for a way to make the debate process a little more exciting to the students. Melissa came [...]
Listen to Your Students You Will Learn Alot! by @SOMSLibrary
I am taking a graduate class to get my supervisory certification and am in the process of writing a paper on what it takes to be a good teacher. I did the research and found some really great scholarly articles on the topic. Including the This We Believe Statement from AMLE. I also decided to ask my students on [...]
PBL Made Easy With Blended Learning by @CTuckerEnglish
What is Project Based Learning? “Project-based learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they’re studying.” Common Characteristics of PBL: Hands on Inquiry driven Collaborative Student centered Relevant [...]
Instagram Scavenger Hunt by @CTuckerEnglish
This week, I took my students to Chinatown on a field trip to complement our Joy Luck Clubunit and their study of China in their global studies course. I wanted to design a fun and engaging activity to pique their interest and inspire them to think more deeply about what they were seeing and hearing. I [...]
Is online SAT test prep effective? by @QuincyTutoring
Over the past few months I have been busy planning the next stages of growth for the Quincy Tutor Network. As you may already know, we recently formed an LLC, the first of many business decisions in 2013. Evolving is a scary thing, especially when you are happy/comfortable with the way things are currently structured. That being said, [...]
USA TODAY: More students thinking twice about the value of college degrees by @Nikhilgoya_l
Today, I was quoted heavily in a USA TODAY column: More students thinking twice about the value of college degrees. It also features the work of Michael Ellsberg and Dale Stephens. It outlines my thoughts on college and the underlying problem in public education fairly well: Nikhil Goyal, a 17-year-old high school student, speaker and author [...]
12 Days of Dreaming: Student Edition by @Mr_Brett_Clark
This past December I ran a series on Education Dreamer called The 12 Days of Dreaming. Over a course of three weeks I posted twelve different blogs by fourteen guest bloggers. Each blogger was an educator and he or she wrote about her dreams for education. Some covered broad topics such as assessment and the [...]
Three Ways to Create a Digital Classroom Library for Your Students
Walk into an English teacher’s classroom, and you might be able to guess how long they’ve been there. Take a look at the classroom library. It takes time to collect hundreds of books for your kids to read, and veteran teachers have worked for years to amass those giant collections. Luckily, modern technology gives us [...]
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