See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse The contemporary version of the age-old self-portrait gets the gallery treatment. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Take your own self-portrait and put it in the Selfie Gallery. See on www.theatlantic.com
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse There are a lot of devices out there and you might be tempted to tinker with them with students. Take the big leap with this guide to mobile devices in the classroom. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: BYOD is an important stategy that many schools and teachers are embracing. For those…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse What’s the key to effective learning? One intriguing body of research suggests a rather riddle-like answer: It’s not just what you know. It’s what you know about what you know. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Are we focusing to much on what to know and not enough on how you know…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Yoda, he was a great teacher, right. Right! Right? Well, maybe not. This is a good article that looks at one of the great "teachers’ in movies in a little more depth. See on www.educationrethink.com
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Often teachers want to share the ebooks their students have made with a wider audience, not least parents! Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: What is the role of a textbook. Is it for teaching or learning? If for learning, why aren’t our students involved in creating textbooks that demonstrate their learning?…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse As a classroom teacher, it was never my intention to integrate technology into all facets of my instruction. I knew that I would be encouraged to use such digital devices in my practice, but I hesita Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: I like the whole premise here, sometimes things just happen…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Merrylands East Public School (Sydney, Australia) has been quite fortunate this term to have Head Teacher Science @AliceLeung from Merrylands High School working in our school every Wednesday morni… Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Why do schools have bells? Are timetables necessary if teachers are covering the required Outcomes/Standards? Who are these for?…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse As schools become more savvy about blended-learning tactics– the practice of mixing online and in-person instruction — guidelines and best practices are emerging from lessons learned. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: As educators become better at understanding the need to blend their classrooms, they need to pay attention to some key…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Increasingly, educators are looking to research about how kids learn to influence teaching practices and tools. See on blogs.kqed.org
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Digital citizenship is an important aspect of our world today. It’s important that all Learners, children…