If nothing else, members of the education community have (in a large sense) realized how dire the situation has become and educators have become much more comfortable with sharing their own thoughts and displeasures with the sacrifices they’ve made, including many of which (like these) that are brutally honest and sometimes heartbreaking.
Inventiveness, if you ask us, is something that goes hand in hand with problem solving and creativity but, despite its incorporation enabling educators to challenge students creatively, it’s oftentimes overlooked. Luckily, inventiveness is key to STEM education and one of the key soft skills students can work on as soon as they enter the classroom.
A multi-tiered system of support is an instructional framework with three different tiers. Students receive instruction and support on a much more general scale in the first tier and then it increases in personalization as needed. Simultaneously, educators use the data and assessments to make informed decisions about what each student needs at each phase.
Project-based learning, as you may know, is a highly effective approach to instruction that’s often tied to increased community involvement and active collaboration among students. So, we’re exploring what helps educators get PBL right, tips for implementing successful projects, and leveraging EdTech tools for the best results.
According to the broad acceptance of how learning loss is defined, a large percentage of students will be affected. In order to begin truly addressing this gap, however, teachers might be better off starting with SEL to allow students the chance to adjust and process emotions. From there, they can get in better position to address academics.
Throughout the remote learning era, for better or worse, students of all ages have truly relied on many different technologies to connect, communicate, and access educational experiences. That’s left many educators, administrators, and parents wondering about the role technology will and should play as students begin to return to normal.
PBL units can be incorporated into just about any subject. Students can take part in projects, design simulations, and work together to better their school community or actual community. As plans for the 2021-22 school year are developed this summer, PBL could be a top strategy for ensuring access to game-changing learning opportunities.
For educators, there are a lot of different tech tools they can use. Some are geared towards math education, others towards teaching tech skills, and there are plenty of others for different areas of the curriculum. One of those areas is reading assessment. And, one of those tools for gauging an accurate picture of student reading skills is Literably.
It’s been widely documented how difficult it’s been for special education students and teachers in distance learning. Though we’re a year into this new form of education, teachers are still learning about how to best work with special education students from afar. And, this week, that’s our topic for exploration.
Flippity is an online tool teachers can use to easily turn any of their Google spreadsheets into sets of online flashcards plus various other instructional tools. Whether you’re in need of some flashcards that help students study, want to turn your classroom content into a game show and reviewing tool hybrid, or even help kids learn through board games, Flippity
