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Big Thinkers: Salman Khan on Liberating the Classroom for Creativity

Fri October 21, 2011 9:00 AM
[VIDEO] The founder of Khan Academy discusses how his videos can help create a "flipped classroom" that allows blended learning -- online lectures can happen at home and project-based learning can happen during school.
Categories: K-12

Why I Write? To Save My Sanity

Fri October 21, 2011 6:52 AM
The healing properties of writing are legendary, as writer and blogger Todd Finley reminds us.
Categories: K-12

Tech Drive By

Fri October 21, 2011 6:20 AM
Blogger and technology curriculum specialist Nick Provenzano provides tips for performing a "Tech Drive By" for teachers.
Categories: K-12

Why I Write? Sharing One's Saga is Important

Thu October 20, 2011 7:25 AM
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares why she writes and how her reasons have changed over the years.
Categories: K-12

Why I Write? (Hint: It's Not Because It's Easy)

Thu October 20, 2011 7:14 AM
In celebration of the National Day on Writing, Gaetan Pappalardo shares a poem about the trials, tribulations, and exuberance of the craft.
Categories: K-12

Positive Discipline Strategies Yield Quick Results

Wed October 19, 2011 10:00 AM
[VIDEO] Classroom disruptions decline dramatically when kids are held accountable for their behavior to both their teachers and their classmates.
Categories: K-12

The Power of Teacher Workshops: Advocating for Better PD at Your School

Wed October 19, 2011 9:00 AM
Teacher education instructor Rebecca Alber encourages teachers to advocate for more relevant professional development at their schools.
Categories: K-12

Five Steps to Better School/Community Collaboration

Wed October 19, 2011 8:27 AM
A parent and community organizer shares some resources and great ideas, including the creation of a resource map and connecting with subject matter experts to connect to curriculum.
Categories: K-12

20 Ways to Create a Healthy Faculty Environment

Tue October 18, 2011 9:28 AM
Educator and technologist Jac de Haan shares 20 tips for creating a vibrant and healthy work environment for educators.
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Twenty of the Worst Science Jokes Ever

Thu September 15, 2011 5:28 PM
In honor of Edutopia's 20th Anniversary, blogger Eric Brunsell shares his favorite (bad) science jokes. Please add your own! The more groan inducing, the better.
Categories: K-12

Becoming a 21st Century School or District: Create Community Consensus Around the 4C's (Step 2 of 7)

Thu September 15, 2011 12:40 PM
In this second post of his series on 21st century leadership, Ken Kay discusses how to build consensus to support your vision.
Categories: K-12

Twenty Tips for Managing Project-Based Learning

Wed September 14, 2011 5:10 PM
In honor of Edutopia's 20th anniversary, blogger Andrew Miller provides twenty tips on how to manage PBL. Enjoy and please add your own!
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An Open Letter to Techy Teachers

Wed September 14, 2011 11:00 AM
If you're helping other teachers, the best way to go is to listen, let them practice, and follow up.
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Using QR Codes in the Classroom

Tue September 13, 2011 3:42 PM
Some inventive ideas for using the latest mobile device scanning technology with students.
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Twenty Tips for Creating a Safe Learning Environment

Fri September 9, 2011 7:25 AM
Twenty tips for helping teachers create a safe learning environment.
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Teaching Copyright in the Age of Computers and Mashups

Fri September 9, 2011 7:15 AM
Blogger Audrey Watters shares resources and reflections for engaging students around thorny intellectual property issues.
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How to Implement Response to Intervention at the Secondary Level

Thu September 8, 2011 2:47 PM
Principal PJ Caposey writes that successful RtI is in the details of implementation and offers some suggestions.
Categories: K-12

K-5 iPad Apps for Analyzing: Part Four of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

Thu September 8, 2011 7:25 AM
An elementary library media specialist reviews apps along the revised Bloom's taxonomy. Apps for Analyzing are reviewed in this fourth post of a five-part series.
Categories: K-12

The Role of Mistakes in the Classroom

Tue September 6, 2011 1:29 PM
Journalist Alina Tugend finds that mistakes should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.
Categories: K-12