Teachers need a fast and efficient laptop if they want to teach online. Finding the correct laptop can make all the difference in your online teaching experience. The last thing you want is for your laptop to freeze or go blank in the middle of an important lesson. My old laptop used to overheat and […]
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Schoolwide data walls track progress toward proficiency. Traditionally, a chart is displayed on the wall in a staff-only area of the school. Data is collected in areas like reading and math, and individual cards represent each student. Each card is placed in a below basic, basic, proficient, or advanced category. For many, this may feel
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Thinking Like an Editor About Curriculum Design Given that curriculum literally means “a path to run in small steps,” it’s important to engage learners in seeing the narrative arc in their learning experiences. For example, the “story” of math must address the following questions: How do all the concepts, standards, and
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Innovating with Integrity: Building Trust in an AI-Driven World The brief departure and return of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI underscored the need for stable, trust-based leadership in the rapidly evolving AI sector. This episode, not rooted in technological or financial challenges, highlighted how the absence of a strong, value-aligned culture can destabilize
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Elevating Innovation in Education In a world where education is constantly evolving, it’s crucial for educators to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and innovations. One way to do this is by attending conferences and professional development opportunities, and one such event that’s making waves in the education community is the “Elevating Innovation Virtual
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In our fast-paced world, where time management is key to productivity and organization, countdown timers serve as essential tools in both our personal and professional lives. Whether it’s for tracking important deadlines, managing classroom activities, or simply ensuring you don’t overcook dinner, a reliable countdown timer can be invaluable. In this post, we delve into
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What It Means to Live in a Digitally Connected World: A Tale of Two Teenagers Meet Lara. She’s fourteen. Her phone alarm wakes her up to the tune of her favorite song from Olivia Rodrigo. After hitting snooze a few times, she jumps out of bed and checks TikTok and Instagram to find out what’s
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Most Significant Education Studies For those of us hoping for a quiet, back-to-normal kind of year, the research coming out in 2023 might disappoint. A rising tide of teenage mental health issues sent researchers scurrying for answers, and the sudden ascendance of AI posed a new threat to codes of academic conduct and caused some
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Innovations Shaping the Backbone of Modern Society Have you ever stopped to wonder what keeps the world humming? What makes society tick? Drives the economy? If having humanity’s knowledge base in the palm of our hands, access to advanced health care technologies, and the ride under the Hudson River to the financial capital Harvesting the
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In education, proficiency scales provide a framework for assessing and measuring students’ skills and knowledge. One of the most common proficiency scales is the one developed by education researcher Robert Marzano that assigns a point value for distinct levels of learning. In this model, he uses a 4.0 scale. 4.0 signifies a student’s ability to transfer
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