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This is a wonderful post about evidence-based instruction and the “new” pedagogies. I encourage anyone who want to structure their instruction around student performance data (not to be confused with high stakes assessment data) to read this. Don’t be sucked … Continue reading →

Thought I’d share this recent guest blog post that I wrote for EdTech Digest. App integration in the classroom is a challenge for so many teachers…hope this helps! EdTech Digest 5 questions for integrating apps in the classroom. GUEST COLUMN … Continue reading →

Friends, just had to share this today….my company, Balefire Labs, won the Cool Tool Award for Best New EdTech Product or Service for 2014 from EdTech Digest! We are beyond excited! EdTech Digest EdTech Digest Awards Program 2014 | Spirit … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Elementary Ed Tech!:
Both of the schools I serve have “Single iPad Classrooms”. The teachers all have iPads, and, on one campus there is a mobile cart of 30 iPads that is shared on a check-out basis.…

I thought this was a pretty fun report created for my by WordPress. Thought it might interest some of you other bloggers! Want to give a special shout out to the top five commenters on my blog this year. Big … Continue reading →

It seems so hard to believe that a whole year has passed since my last “favorite things” post. But for me, it’s been a pretty insane year, filled with an amazing number of ups and downs, tons of work, and … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Distant Ramblings on the Horizon:
It’s a good job everybody had already made their bonfire night plans cos after yesterday I suspect that many schools would have come back after half-term to find smouldering piles of Interactive…

I really enjoyed this piece. We know that everyone can learn…and we know that optimizing the learning conditions and providing plenty of practice opportunities make a big difference. Competencies and capabilities are not fixed in something called “intelligence!”