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U.S. Schools with the Best Technology…and Everything Else
Ever wondered about this? I don’t know what got me thinking about it, really, but I started wondering about technology in Department of Defense schools. Maybe it’s because it’s Labor Day weekend and I always associate Labor Day with … Continue reading
Motion Math Fractions App Works!
Friday a colleague sent me a research study…I was super excited because it’s an effectiveness study for an app that has been getting a lot of attention recently, Motion Math. Before reading the research study, I bought the app myself … Continue reading
Intrinsic Motivation can be Aversive
A few days ago, a friend of mine, Matt Welch, wrote something on his blog that totally blew my mind. There’s been so much conversation lately, on this blog and others, debating the use and value of intrinsic and extrinsic … Continue reading
Posted in Learner Behavior
Tagged arranged consequences, artificial consequences, aversive control, Education, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, Matt Welch, Motivation, natural consequences, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, Reading, reinforcement, Student, Twitter, United States
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The Scourge of Suspending Kids with Disabilities
I read an article in the NY Times this past week that made me really angry. I don’t tend to get angry much….irritated, frustrated, outraged, yes, but not often angry. Some of you may have seen the article, Suspensions Are Higher … Continue reading
Posted in Learner Behavior
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, behavior plans, Chicago Public Schools, communication plans, Disability, functional communication, IEP, Individualized Education Program, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Jean-Claude Brizard, Malcolm Thomas, Special education, suspension
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Another great post from Pedro today that I wanted to share with all of you. In one fell swoop he uses research to dismantle the idea that there is such a thing as “digital natives” AND the notion that we … Continue reading
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Goodbye Teacher
Last week I was reading a blog that discussed different teaching methodologies. One of those methods was Programmed Instruction (PI), a method that was developed by B.F. Skinner. PI dates back to the 1950s when Skinner developed his Teaching Machine. … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Design, Learner Behavior
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, B.F. Skinner, Behavior Analysis, Columbia University, Education, Fred Keller, fred s keller, Ichabod Crane, Mastery learning, Morse code, personalized system of instruction, PI, programmed instruction, PSI, Signal Corps, World War II
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Five Tips for Using Student Response Systems for Formative Assessment
This post originally appeared on the Promethean Planet community blog on May 17, 2012. There are a few redundancies with another of my posts, Top 12 Best Practices for Clickers in the Classroom, but the current post endeavors to focus specifically … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Technology
Tagged activengage, activexpression, activote, assessment, classroom technology, clickers, Education, Educational assessment, Educators, Formative assessment, K through 12, LRS, promethean planet, Promethean World, Student, student response systems, Teacher, Technology
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Bizarro World: Is Algebra Necessary?
I had a whole other post planned for today, but it got bumped because yesterday I, like many of you, read the strangest op/ed piece that I think I’ve ever read in the NY Times. And that’s saying something. In … Continue reading
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