Tag: teacher
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Alternatives to Homework: Try Gamification
I spent 7 years as a public school teacher, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Being a teacher allowed me to be the creative professional ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: How Families Can Help
In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that ... -
What Education Leaders Look for in Edtech Product Validation
A lot of considerations go into building an edtech product. The best edtech products utilize adaptive branching, engage students, and collect learning data. That requires you ... -
How to Write Your Philosophy of Classroom Management and Classroom Management Plan
Back when I was a professor of education, one of the most significant sources of anxiety for preservice teachers was classroom management. Most of them seemed ... -
Want Happy Professors? Show Them Some Respect
Dozens of studies have shown that employees who are treated with respect are the happiest and the most productive. And it makes sense – who would ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: Fixing the Faulty Justice System
In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that ... -
Why Education Leaders Love Google’s Purchasing Process
Here’s an insider secret you may not realize about school district leadership: most of them despise the antiquated paperwork process required for purchasing anything — whether ... -
Managing an Edtech Startup: the Essentials
You have a brilliant idea for edtech and now you want to launch it as a startup? First, you need to know the essentials of managing ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: Restorative Justice Works
In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that ... -
5 Things That Educators Should Know About EdTech
The Information Era began some decades ago and is now changing the way we educate our children. The children of today are growing up in a ...