This weekend I was a part of a panel presentation at NSBA called “New Opportunities Presented by the Common Core: Deeper Learning, Open Educational Resources, and Increases in Long-Term Student Success.” Common Core and Deeper Learning Among the main points
Zero-based curriculum planning
I have been excited about the potential of the Common Core standards. Fewer standards, deeper coverage, more higher order thinking skills and process orientation, better assessment — it all sounds like an improvement. Yet, as I’ve seen the beginning of
Mobile devices: Cell phones
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: It seems like nearly everyone has a cell phone these days. There are “smart phones,” like the iPhone and Android phones, that are full featured handheld
Open Education Week activities
Next week March 5-10 is the first annual Open Education Week! Open Education Week is a global event that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of free and open sharing in education, especially Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are
Mobile devices: Ebook readers
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: These basic devices are intended for reading ebooks and not much more. (We’ve included the more sophisticated devices from the same manufacturers in our post on
Free, open PD!
The P2PU School of Ed is happy to announce a new round of free, open-licensed professional learning groups for educators that will start March 5. These courses are available for sign-up now: Student Grant Writing – A group for high
Mobile devices: Handheld multimedia players
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: These are very small touch screen devices — smaller than a tablet but not a cell phone! (These devices have the capability to install a variety
I ♥ Evernote
In today’s world, one of the biggest challenges is keeping up with the fire hose of information and being able to access what you want when you want it. Most of us take notes as a way to track information
Mobile devices: Tablets
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: Tablets These computing devices have touch screens and are typically operated through touch rather than a keyboard. They come in a variety of sizes but are
Windows Movie Maker (the old one)
Sometimes the old version of something is better than the new one. I felt this way about Windows Movie Maker — an easy to use, flexible, and free movie editing program that used to come preinstalled on Windows machines. With