Troubleshooting motivation (Part 1)
Motivating students is hard. Surveyed teachers recently ranked motivation as their number one biggest struggle with students. Fortunately, good theory can make it easier. In […]
Motivating students is hard. Surveyed teachers recently ranked motivation as their number one biggest struggle with students. Fortunately, good theory can make it easier. In […]
Oct 1, 2013
Earlier this summer our education team visited the Khan Academy Discovery Lab, a summer camp where upper-elementary students spent one week learning about either math […]
Sept 23, 2013
In our work as educators, we often find ourselves wrestling with choices about instructional strategies. For example, should we try blended learning, or should we […]
Sept 16, 2013
In the mid-1990s, the Internet became the next big thing in telecommunications. To ensure that students would be able to participate in the emerging digital […]
Sept 9, 2013
Teacher of the Future
There are some innovation and technology enthusiasts who claim that computer-based learning will soon replace teachers. Just take a look at some recent op-eds by […]
Aug 26, 2013
Teacher of the Future