By Christina Velasco, Ed.D.(Management mentor in San Francisco Unified School District) Systemic oppression sucks that creativity and creativity ideal out of us except if we deliberately pause and garner the creativeness, hope, and resiliency to engage in social justice management. Given the typically-unresponsive systemic and political context inside which school […]
Month: October 2022
Free Technology for Teachers: Updated – Screencasting on Chromebooks
Again in June Google released a new screencasting device for Chromebooks. Again then I wrote a comparison of the Chrome OS screencast tool and some other folks that are available to use on Chromebooks. Due to the fact then Screencastify has adjusted their free approach and Flipgrid has been renamed as […]
Resourceaholic: 5 Maths Gems #155
Welcome to my 155th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers. Loads of great stuff has been created lately and I haven’t been able to keep up with it, so today I’m bringing you a double feature – this post […]
Trending in Ed Season 7 Kickoff
Mike Palmer is back to kick off the 7th season of Trending in Schooling with our 493rd episode! Coming off a fantastic operate that showcased a lot of of our best episodes during the summer months, we’re again with clean material as Mike appears forward at the approaching discussions we […]
Struggling early readers can catch up over time; let’s figure out how
Liv Ames/ EdSource Lauren Petry, remaining, and Imani Williams from Bishop O’Dowd Superior University volunteered last summer time to browse to kids in the course of a summer season system that is element of the Hayward Unified College District’s changeover to a “group faculties” technique. Liv Ames/ EdSource Lauren Petry, […]
One Idea to Get High-Quality Edtech Feedback From Math Teachers? Pay Them.
When educators are researching and comparing edtech tools, they’re not just looking for a solution to a problem. They’re looking for a solution to their problem—suited to the unique needs of their students. So what’s the best way to choose edtech when what worked for a small district in the […]
New Video: The Art of ‘Means of Participation’
How you ask students to answer a question is often as important as the question you ask. If you don’t get everyone to answer, if you don’t cause everyone to think deeply about the answer, even the best question will only be so useful. So great teaching relies on […]
Could This Sector Be Any More Feckless? – Eduwonk
On Thursday, just before the holiday weekend, 4th-grade NAEP scores came out. They’re not very good – and reflect the damage caused by some pandemic policies as well as a trend of declining scores that started in the early part of the last decade. State results will be released later […]
You Don’t Have to Marry It!
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, gather and curate great resources, rather than create new content. That can come later when you are less stressed or when you get inspired. Then, please share shamelessly across Edu platforms and help another educator who might need it. That’s paying if forward. Again, tech may […]
Let’s nurture multilingualism in our youngest learners
Courtesy: First5LA Courtesy: First5LA Jonathan Nomachi September 30, 2022 The school year has begun, which for many young children means they have entered a brand-new environment and sometimes are faced with a whole new language to learn. Brain science tells us that learning two or more languages early in life […]
Flat packed curriculum – David Didau
“It is so easy to be wrong – and to persist in being wrong – when the costs of being wrong are paid by others.” Thomas Sowell Why do we buy so much flat pack furniture? First, it’s many times more affordable than bespoke hand-made furniture, and second, it also […]