How often do you find yourself quietly on your own in this noisy world? Even when you’re at work, out of the 7 to 8 hours, how many of them are your own quiet hours? A study at the University of California, Irvine, found that a typical office worker’s focused quiet time is only 11 minutes…
Cubetto is a robot with two wheels and each wheel has its own motor. It can go forward and it can make 90 degree turns. The cube is wireless and gets commands from the interface board. The board has slots for blocks. There are blocks for moving forward, turning left, turning right, and executing a…
Coggle is a collaborative mind-mapping tool that helps you make sense of complex things. Create unlimited mind maps and easily share them with friends and colleagues. Source: Coggle – Simple Collaborative Mind Maps There is no shortage to mind mapping software, and here’s another one, Coggle. With Coggle, users can participate in the collaborative process on…
Experts agree that parent involvement in education is one of the biggest predictors of student success. So where can parents begin? We’ve compiled a list of articles, videos, and other resources to help you engage productively with your kids’ teachers and school. Source: Parent Partnership in Education: Resource Roundup | Edutopia Involving parents in the…
Stop promoting learning styles, says leading scientists No one is an auditory learner, or hands-on learner. Supercharge Google Sheets with the Power Tools add-on A great way to automate certain tasks in Google Sheets. Curate, highlight and share websites with lumio Lumio is a pretty cool way to mark up and share websites.
In a panel at last week’s SXSWedu, moderated by The Teacher’s Guild Director Molly McMahon, a trio of two Texas K-12 administrators and a district teacher of the year from Georgia discussed the benefits of letting teachers drive innovation. Spring Branch Independent School District Associate Superintendent Elliott Witney, El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera,…
Provide visual proofreading advice on pieces of writing in Google Docs and export Google Doc comments into an organized table. Source: Revision Assistant – Google Docs add-on Once installed, Revision Assistant supercharges the basic edits/suggestions that is in Google Docs. With Revision Assistant, a teacher can mark up the document, offering ways to improve the…
In July 2016, I’ve moved to the district office level and no longer work at a school as a principal. To make matters more complicated I work in a completely new district – most adults didn’t know who I was, and certainly none of the students knew me. I’ve always believed that relationships come first,…
Effortless creation of mind maps,concept maps and outlines to improve your thinking, learning and even your business solutions. Online, desktop, iPad and Android apps are available. Source: Mind mapping, concept mapping and outlining Mindomo is an online tool for mind mapping, concept mapping, outlining, and more. The free version allows you to store three maps…
However talented, no one is a natural-born teacher. Honing the craft takes significant care and effort, not just by the individual, but also by the school at large. Though experience does matter, it matters only to the extent that a teacher — regardless of how long he or she has been in the classroom —…