21 Things That Will be Obsolete in 2020
This article was actually published in 2009, revisited in 2011 and it's now 2016. Not too far off from the truth. Inspired by Sandy...
Hattie Ranking: Influences And Effect Sizes Related To Student Achievement
John Hattie developed a way of ranking various influences in different meta-analyses according to their effect sizes. In his...
This is why Finland has the best schools
The Harvard education professor Howard Gardner once advised Americans, "Learn from Finland, which has the most effective schools and...
Is my identity in my DNA?
My family has no real secrets – that I know of, anyway. Mum and Dad are both my birth-parents. I know for sure because they look like me...
How educators can apply innovation methodology in everyday projects
The innovation cycle (also called “design thinking” or “human-centered design” methodology) is a practical, repeatable way to create...
Five Critical Skills to Empower Students in the Digital Age
The beginning of the school year is a time to set the tone for a student’s learning experience, including what teachers expect from...
Why Students Should Take the Lead in Parent-Teacher Conferences
The following is an excerpt from “Deeper Learning How Eight Innovative Public Schools Are Transforming Education in the Twenty-First...
Steps to Create the Conditions for Deep, Rigorous, Applied Learning
I have heard of "deeper Learning" from learning networks but not investigated this fully. This is my opportunity! Many school...
6 Immediate Strategies For Improving Teacher Morale
Teacher morale isn’t a popular topic, and that makes sense on the surface. Teachers are professionals, like engineers, doctors, farmers...
How to Teach the Standards Without Becoming Standardized
This article was of huge interest to me because it just reiterated what I learnt from last year's action research. Assessment needs to be...
