Flexible Classrooms: Research Is Scarce, But Promising | Edutopia
An ambitious study of 153 classrooms in the United Kingdom provides the best evidence that flexible spaces can boost academic performance. Read the full article here: Flexible Classrooms: Research Is … Continue reading
7 Outstanding K–8 Flexible Classrooms | Edutopia
K–8 educators from across America provide a peek at their classrooms—and explain how they managed the transformations. See the full article here: 7 Outstanding K–8 Flexible Classrooms | Edutopia
Reflections on Shifting to a Flexible Classroom | Edutopia
A middle school teacher shares the benefits of giving students voice and choice in their learning environment. Read the full article here: Reflections on Shifting to a Flexible Classroom | Edutopia
A Decade for Education to Change or Wither!
I’ve just completed the first draft of my book Re-examining Success. I started on the premise that Excellence is a very dangerous thing on which to base the functioning of … Continue reading
England university applications hit record numbers | BBC News
Record numbers of 18-year-olds in England have applied for a place at university, figures from Ucas reveal. The admissions service statistics show 236,350 school leavers – 40% in total – … Continue reading
The Learning Pyramid – Teach What You Learn
In this example of the cone of learning and retention, the flat figure has been transposed into a pyramid and the suggestion is that the volume of each layer graphically … Continue reading
How Personalized Learning Unlocks Student Success | Educause
Technology provides higher education with tools that can tailor the learning experience to the individual, help at-risk students master core skills, and develop guided pathways that assess students’ progress toward … Continue reading
Closing the Achievement Net: Talk notes and slides | Ac-Ed
Originally posted on ace-d:
Downloadable file After my talk at the 2019 Festival of Education I have prepared a downloadable file covering the key aspects of the session. Like all…
50+ De-escalation Strategies | Pathway 2 Success
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LibriVox | free public domain audiobooks
Public domain audiobooks. LibriVox audiobooks are free for anyone to listen to, on their computers, iPods or other mobile device, or to burn onto a CD. View the full library … Continue reading
19 Big and Small Classroom Management Strategies | Edutopia
The year I started teaching seventh- to twelfth-grade English in Minneapolis, Prince launched his song about urban ruin, “Sign o’ the Times.” That song was an apt musical backdrop for … Continue reading
What I learnt at the 10th Festival of Education | Ac-Ed
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This was my 5th time at the festival but this year I spoke at the festival about the importance of learning relationships and our learning needs…
Workload Reduction Made Simple
In a nutshell this is all you need to know about workload reduction. An interesting conversation I’ve had with many teachers has been with regards to when they end projects … Continue reading
Communication and Learning Effectiveness – Insights and Words of Caution
I am indebted to Daniel Sobel for recounting this most valuable piece of research from Edgar Dale which has been in circulation since the late 1960s and yet which does … Continue reading
Teaching Resources | TES
TES provides a range of primary and secondary school teaching resources including lesson plans, worksheets and student activities for all curriculum subjects. Source: Teaching Resources | TES
School bans students from saying ‘like’ to improve speaking skills | CBBC Newsround
A school in West Yorkshire has banned students from using the word ‘like’ during conversations in order to improve speaking skills. Single-word answers such as ‘good’, ‘nice’ and ‘sad’ have … Continue reading
How to Drive Personalized Learning in Higher Education | Online Digital Marketing Courses
While personalization has seen exciting changes in education, higher education is still struggling to adopt it. Nearly half of undergraduate students in the US fail to earn a degree within … Continue reading
Education is Everyone’s Business!
I’m currently writing a book on the curriculum of excellence for the future. I hoped it would be a forward looking vision of inclusive education in which the talents of … Continue reading
Ofsted sounds warning over outstanding schools | BBC News
Ofsted has called for the resumption of routine checks on outstanding schools, after 80% of those it re-inspected due to specific issues were downgraded. England’s schools standards watchdog re-inspected 305 … Continue reading
Blended Learning: Some Considerations
How do we take advantage of educational technology in learning? This infographic gives some consideration to the parameters that need to be addressed. In many classrooms, the rather unsubtle reality … Continue reading
