Monthly Archives: January 2017
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Reading Horizons Webcast Offers Best Practices for Dyslexia Instruction and Intervention
Dyslexia expert Donell Pons, M.Ed., MAT, will explain the process of evaluating for dyslexia and appropriate instruction and accommodations for students with print-based disabilities (SALT LAKE ... -
Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet? You’d be surprised
Donald A. Barclay, University of California, Merced U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from ... -
Gamifying Your Social Studies Classroom
Gamifying or gamification is just a supposedly new twist on something that teachers have been using since the stone ages. It is not only the use ... -
Kindergartners get little time to play. Why does it matter?
Christopher Brown, University of Texas at Austin Being a kindergartner today is very different from being a kindergartner 20 years ago. In fact it is more ... -
5 Myths About Teaching Kids to Code
Since the digital revolution started, teaching kids how to code has become a growing industry. There are a number of apps, handbooks, tutorials, etc., that teach ... -
College is worth it. Who should pay for it?
Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State University Presidential candidates from both parties have advanced proposals about how higher education should be funded. Democratic presidential candidates have called for ... -
Low Tech Lessons to Make Your Class Ready for the High Tech World
By Brian Cleary Instructional Coach- Hearthwood Elementary Evergreen School District Underneath the flash and dazzle flowing into classrooms on the currents that feeds 21st-century technology ... -
The Secret to Building Great EdTech Products? Getting Teachers Involved
From as early as calculators and laptops, to as current as SmartBoards and virtual classrooms, EdTech’s entire purpose is to serve students in the best way ... -
Ineffective assessments, part VII: Better cultural and learning understanding
Click here to read all of the articles in our Ineffective Assessments series. Not all students are natural-born test takers. Any educator who has spent even ... -
English Language Learners and Music Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly
A professor shares her tuneful tips for helping ELLs learn what to expect from English. Dr. Nancy Drescher is a professor at Minnesota State University in ...