1:1 in Practice at Sinarmas World Academy: Why I Gave Back the MacBooks and Asked for iPads
This teacher wanted ipads instead of MacBooks. Here’s the rationale including that the teacher can better differentiate. Now, the teacher has been using iPads for 3 weeks and captures reflections. This is what a good implementation SHOULD look like. Sadly, the teachers who use them as epaper don’t get to see these sorts of results because they are missing the point. Great read.
Teaching With the Presidential Debates – NYTimes.com
The New York Times has some options to allow students to participate and learn from the US Presidential debates. If you’re teaching and you are wanting to use this as a topic, this is a great lesson plan.
tags: education teaching politics currentevents history tumblr
In the News: Five Web Tools to Help Teach Bloom’s Taxonomy
Here are some great options from Edutopia for promoting higher order thinking in the classroom.
tags: education teaching blooms_taxonomy
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