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The Power of One…A Reminder
From time to time we all question how much of a difference we, as individuals, can really make. I’ve been experiencing those moments of self-doubt as I move down this entrepreneurial road. Most of the time I think, shaking my … Continue reading
Beyond Sal Khan: Education Innovators Doing Great Work!
As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently on a short holiday with my husband in Grenada. Beautiful place, very relaxing. On our connection in Miami I had the urge to get a fluffy magazine, so I wandered … Continue reading
Posted in Implementation, Technology
Tagged adaptive instruction, Arizona State University, Big data, data analysis, Dreambox Learning, Educational technology, Forbes, Gates Foundation, Instructional design, Jessie Woolley-Wilson, Jose Ferreira, Khan Academy, Knewton, Learning, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, teaching, Technology
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Numerosity: review of a new Math app from ThoughtBox!
Today I’m so fortunate to be blogging to you from the West Indian island of Grenada…the Spice Island…where there are frequent reminders of the fact that the issues we debate here on this blog truly are “first-world problems.” This week … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, STEM
Tagged App Store, apps, Dublin, Education, education apps, Educational technology, gaming, instruction, Instructional design, IOS, IPad, K through 12, Learning, Mastery learning, Math, math apps, Mathematics, teaching
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Algebra, Chocolate-Covered Broccoli and Insanity
As all of you know by now, I spend quite a bit of my time reviewing ed tech products. And as I’ve been reviewing educational apps I’ve always wondered what would happen when the day came when the material got … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Instructional Design, STEM, Technology
Tagged Advanced Placement Calculus, Algebra, algebra apps, App Store, Apple, Child, Classroom, Education, education apps, educational apps, Educational technology, gaming, Instructional design, IPad, IPhone, K through 12, Learning, Mastery learning, Math, math apps, Quiz, Recreation, teaching
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5 Low-Tech Ways to Increase Engagement in Lectures
Today I attended a two-hour workshop put on by a local government agency that shall go unnamed, to protect the not-so-innocent. It was a good workshop. I was interested in the topic and I learned a few new things. That … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Education, Educational technology, Eric Mazur, Formative assessment, graphing, guided notes, Instructional design, K through 12, Learning, Microsoft PowerPoint, peer instruction, PowerPoint, Scott McLeod, Student, Teacher, teaching, Wi-Fi
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Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation…a false dichotomy?
I had a fascinating “debate” of sorts with some of my Twitter colleagues two weeks ago. We were discussing the recent article, Freakonomics Goes to School and Teaches Us the Right Way to Bribe Kids, that appeared in The Atlantic … Continue reading
Posted in Learner Behavior
Tagged Angry Birds, Applied behavior analysis, B.F. Skinner, Behavior, Behavior Analysis, behavior management, cognitive learning, Education, extrinsic motivation, Freakonomics, Intrinsic and extrinsic properties, intrinsic motivation, John A. List, Motivation, positive reinforcement, Psychology, reinforcement, skill acquisition, Teacher, teaching, Twitter
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Three Terrible Truths about Teachers, Exposed!
Something’s been bugging me lately…and at 5:00 this morning I woke up realizing what it is. It’s not really something that I didn’t know…sadly I’ve had many opportunities to observe it firsthand. So here’s what it is: Education Technology companies … Continue reading
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