Today’s children and young adults have grown up with video games, and according to Psychology Today, approximately 99 percent of American boys and 94 percent of American girls play them regularly. Video games have become a nearly ubiquitous aspect of home...
A teacher will often provide me with an explanation if I ask questions on the eWalk walkthrough template or if they feel an explanation is needed. This is an effective method of gaining insight into the intricacies of the class room and why teachers do what they do....
I visited a classroom the other day and I could not have caught the teacher at a worse time. When I arrived and sat down, I could tell the he was frustrated. The teacher was on the way out the door and a fellow teacher in a nearby room, who was on planning, was on the...
Have you ever experienced a professional learning opportunity where a so called “expert” was hired to come in and provide divine intervention that was supposed to lead you out of despair? I have and often found that exorbitant amounts of money were paid...
If you have been an educational leader for any length of time you have probably realized that teachers are not much different from students when you consider their personalities and how they like what they like. Like students, teachers have their own personalities,...
It may seem surprising, but classroom education lagged behind other sectors in the adoption of Internet technology, claims Chalkbeat Colorado. The tide has changed, though. Those who were once vehemently against bringing the Internet into the classroom are now some of...
