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Thanksgiving blog articles
11/26/2019
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The celebration we now popularly regard as the “First Thanksgiving” was the Pilgrims’ three-day feast celebrated in early November of 1621 (although a day of thanks in America was observed in Virginia at Cape Henry in 1607). The first Thanksgiving to God in Plymouth Colony was actually…
NASA program brings space exploration down to Earth for students
09/10/2019
Do you want your students to learn about NASA’s plans to return to the moon or its efforts to find extraterrestrial life? Or how scientists plan to grow food on extended space missions or the latest…
How to incorporate music and dance into lessons
09/03/2019
Topics: Coding & robotics, dance, music
Many students love music and dance, and research indicates that learning through music and structured movement is good educational…
Level up learning with retrieval practice
06/14/2019
Topics: Course of Mind, Learning sciences
Even without directly observing your classroom, I can guess that you use a version of retrieval practice with your students. Every educator does. Retrieval practice is essentially remembering information we…
Mythology and the magic of dual coding
06/14/2019
Topics: Course of Mind, Learning sciences, Sketchnoting
In the fast-paced field of education and educational technology, sometimes it feels like if we don’t keep up with the pack on the latest strategies and technologies, we’ll get left so far behind that we might…
Students can use smartphones to measure quietude
07/01/2019
Topics: citizen science, STEM
Sten Odenwald wants to find a little peace and quiet. And he wants you to help him.
Odenwald, the director of citizen science for NASA, has…
Redefining my classroom with retrieval practice using Quizizz
05/29/2019
Topics: Course of Mind, Learning sciences, Retrieval practice
Last week, I paused before entering my eighth grade honors earth and environmental science classroom and watched a flurry of activity. Sensing that the class was ready to go, a student — unprompted —…
Most transformative technology for education? Here's what some ISTE members think!
07/04/2019
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As part of ISTE's 40th anniversary, we're taking a look back. During ISTE's four-decade existence, technology has changed the world in profound and permanent ways. In a recent forum, we asked asked members, “…
How do I set my students up for success?
05/24/2019
Topics: Course of Mind, Learning sciences
The place to begin is simply to go back to basics and ask: “How do my students learn?” How you answer this question provides the basis that ensures student success.
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The learning sciences — a toolkit to learn and understand
05/17/2019
Topics: Course of Mind, Learning sciences
Learning sciences offer tools and frameworks that educators can use to intentionally design, implement and assess instruction and learning. The learning sciences can help us think critically about our own…