Giving a voice to teacher-leaders, administrators, and students doing amazing things
The outbreak of COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity for me to combine my personal and professional lives in a fun little thought experiment: How can I create the ideal personalized learning scenario for Jude that honors what I believe as Read More …
Earlier this week, a student asked me if the COVID-19 outbreak started because someone ate a live bat. Another asked if the government was going to lock him in his house against his will. Yet another asked if we were Read More …
This collection of posts is a co-created endeavor from a group of friends and colleagues who want to stay true to our own personalized mindset by co-creating and problem-solving ways to navigate the unexpected move to an online learning ecosystem. Read More …
This post first appeared on digigogy and is reprinted with permission. As learners are potentially and quickly shifting from a physical space to a more connected online and public space, teachers want to maintain opportunities for exploration, staying on track Read More …
This post first appeared on Langwitches: The Magic of Learning and is reprinted with permission. So, it’s happening! After years of other priorities, cautious baby steps, technophobia or technology integration as substitution of the way we have traditionally taught and Read More …
With the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 prevention plans underway, many parents, guardians, and caregivers have suddenly found themselves in the role of the homeschool teacher. In some cases, schools are figuring out how they can best manage online learning. In Read More …
Adapted from a blog post originally authored by Art Costa and Bena Kallick. When you are working more in isolation, your tendency might be to just get the work assigned done. However, when you manage the impulse to take the Read More …
We all travel frequently on airplanes. Remember what the flight attendant says to us in anticipation of a crisis? “Be certain that you put the oxygen mask on you before trying to help a child or other.” This is a Read More …
You’ve spent the whole year building a community of learners. You’ve established rules and routines to help learners manage themselves and work well with each other. Now, with schoolwork potentially moving offsite, you still want to support your students as Read More …
Simply put, “choice boards” can be described as menus or playlists of different learning materials.