Often when people talk about The Infused Classroom, they think it's only about the infusion of technology and pedagogy - which we seek to improve by infusing the classroom with great teaching and learning in this area - but it is so much more! The Infused...
Lately, I have come to realize I am an avid micro learner. I spend countless hours looking through Twitter — following mainly other educators — and scrolling through a few hashtags on Instagram that help keep me current with the great innovations happening in...
I have to admit, one of my favorite parts of teaching was shutting my classroom door. Then it was just my students and me, free from distractions, and we could concentrate on a lesson together. I’m sure I’m not alone. Anyone who has spent time in a school knows it is...
Curiosity is Our Super-Power! Have you ever noticed that three and four-year-olds are exhaustingly curious? Have you experienced first hand the joy they get from exploration? Felt envious of their ability to devour information? Watched from the sidelines as they...
Did you know that in 2020, cellular technology known as fifth-generation wireless, or 5G, is due to be mainstream in many countries? 5G is designed to revolutionize wireless networks by supercharging their speed and responsiveness.
“We need to understand how people learn when they have a choice — and bring that into places where they are required to learn” — David Price, Open Student voice is all the rage at conferences and PLN discussions — people are talking almost nonstop about how important...
For continuous and effective learning, we have to learn to swap the linear for the non-linear and the controlled for the cacophonous.
The notion of a student ‘inquiry mindset’ has become very en vogue in educational circles lately. Inquiry-based learning is effectively defined by educational writer Trevor Mackenzie in his seminal book, Inquiry Mindset, as “the process where students are involved in...
When I was a young teacher, if I wanted to learn something to expand my teaching practice it was NOT an easy endeavor! I had to go to the library, search for a book, lug it home, and hope it was an interesting read that actually had the information I was looking for....
Recently, my friend Trevor Mackenzie was reading Educated: A Memoir and "could not put it down." When I hear those words, I am instantaneously taken back to my experience reading Memoirs of a Geisha and the gripping experiences of forsaking everything in my life to...
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This is a cross post from Monica Burns - please also visit her website for even more information about other great strategies such as this. You can learn even MORE Adobe Spark ideas in Monica's new book: 40 Ways to Inject Creativity in Your Classroom with Adobe...
