Innovative thinker John Seely Brown, known for his ideas for merging digital culture and education, shares lessons educators can learn from surfers, gamers, and artists on how passion and competitive hunger can drive intrinsic motivation.
Emalaya, who's about teach 5th grade at Arapahoe Charter School, spent the last nine years here teaching 2nd and kindergarten. Join her discussion in Edutopia's Classroom Management group with suggestions for this new chapter of her teaching journey.
I would like to do a PBL on the Ocean with my Kindergarten Students. I am struggling a bit with the Essential question. Anybody out there already tackle this?
Branchfire is running a social media campaign for Teacher Appreciation Week that encourages people to nominate a "Teacher Hero" via Twitter or Facebook. By doing so they submit that teacher for a chance to win cool prizes - from gift baskets and...
I understand why districts are doing this - they want to know at what level their kindergartners are at so they can measure learning (either to allow them to redistribute resources, "hold teachers accountable", etc..) but I really think it is...
Respect, responsibility, and a community-based learning atmosphere promote success at Mount Desert Elementary School, a K-8 public school in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
I would like to do a PBL on the Ocean with my Kindergarten Students. I am struggling a bit with the Essential question. Anybody out there already tackle this?