Well, the holidays are over, and it’s the standardized testing time of the year! As a teacher and a learner, I wish with all my heart this wasn’t necessary….that students’ understanding and progress could be measured by individually through completely authentic strategies, such as portfolio…

03/05/2017

“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that is has taken place.”       ~George Bernard Shaw Every morning, the moment we wake up, we begin to communicate. It may be with an exuberant yawn, or a disparaging grunt. We stumble to the kitchen to make ourselves a cup of coffee…

11/19/2015

Technology is expanding faster than our society’s evolution. Much of these new technologies have consumers spinning and craving the next trend or fad and it makes it even hard to for educators to decide what is needed in the classroom. Before we can even entertain bringing technology into the…

11/17/2015

Is IQ Destiny?

A lot has been made of IQ. But how important is it? Not nearly as much as we once thought. Our view of human intelligence is far too narrow. It ignores a crucial range of multiple intelligence abilities. Mental dexterity is not the only measure of higher-order thinking. Self-awareness,…

by Ardys

How to Be a Better Mentor

The high-tech classroom is changing rapidly. To keep up, professional development, teacher coaching and mentoring will be critical to the success of tomorrow's teachers.   In "Demystifying Mentoring," Amy Gallo of the Harvard Business Review offers some useful do's and don'ts for……

by Ardys