to be successful in the 21st century you’re going to have to be a learner, you’re going to have to learn how to learn, and go after things on your own. You’re going to have to be independent, curious, passionate learners, who don’t just sit back and wait for someone to tell them what they’re supposed to know, but who go out and try to figure things out for yourself.
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This is disturbing. http://chronicle.com/article/Texas-A-M-System-Will-Rate/124280/0 comments
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RT @TheEconomist: Excellent schools tend to choose their pupils. Is there another way? http://econ.st/cT70kJ #economist #education #appl ...0 comments
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School lotteries fail to help poorer pupils: Middle-class families still dominate best schools despite attempts to... http://bit.ly/aaY7S20 comments
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A new online calculator helps students determine whether more harm will be done than good.0 comments
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How do you handle those small issues of disrespect in your classroom?0 comments
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NBC News is planning a special week of programming and other activities late this month to draw attention to the challenges in U.S. education and how to address them.0 comments
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New post: @jbj suggests "Turning Your iPad into a Whiteboard" http://bit.ly/dDbCGL0 comments
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New types of schools can educate without the burden of bureaucracy, says Michael Gove.0 comments
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Schools must earn poor pupil payment, charity tells education ... http://dlvr.it/4b34P #SchoolGoverning0 comments
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Although based on the northern hemisphere school year, this post by “Mrs Smoke” lists some great tools that all teachers should at least investigate, if not use for learning and teaching.Thanks to Helen Boelens for forwarding this.0 comments
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Some excellent educational content can be found on YouTube. However, many teachers cannot access YouTube in their classrooms. That is why I originally wrote what became one of the most popular posts to ever appear on Free Technology for Teachers, 30+ Alternatives to YouTube. That post is now fourteen months old and I've come across more alternatives in that time. Also in that time span some of&he
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Brand New: Take the tour of the #EdTech UNconference http://bit.ly/bmNDGC0 comments
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Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Add this to Google Reader Email this to a friend? [or: What’s an Unconference?]No plenary speakers. No opening speech. No PowerPoint lectures. No panel discussions. No publisher exhibition. Sound like a conference?Hopefully not- it’s an Unconference!An unconference is a f2f
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