Competency-Based Education in K-12
As I begin planning the type of classroom I want for my children, I find myself embracing competency-based education (CBE) more and more. In fact, it
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#TeachingParents Summer Learning Activities for Home
Summer is here, which means thousands of children are at home getting into everything. School is just a quickly fading memory, and learning (while occurring
Ignoring Students to Perform Education
I am convinced that students are capable of directing their own educational experiences at any age. Educational philosophers like Maria Montessori believed the same, and
Making K-12 Online Learning an Option
What do you know about K-12 online education? Are you a proponent, opponent, indifferent, or uninformed? I’ll be honest and say that many of the conversations
Needed: More Critical Readers & Thinkers
If there’s anything that my engagement on social media has shown me, it’s the vastness of adult Americans who lack critical reading and thinking abilities. Initially, I wanted
Free & Easy Online Tech for Assessing Your Student’s Mastery
Essays. Quizzes. Reports. Q/As. Tests. Let’s face it. As teachers, we get tired of grading the same types of work. As parents, we get tired
Designing Your Student’s Curriculum
You’re responsible for teaching your student or child a particular concept, but you’re finding that the curriculum (workbooks, internet resources, district-provided tools, etc.) isn’t meeting the
3 Costs of Considering Student Voice
The world, in general, has very antiquated views of childhood and student capabilities. Despite the research supporting children’s ability to understand complex ideas with proper scaffolding
3 Reasons Why Public School Students are Internet Deprived
Today I watched an interview in which Susan Patrick, President and CEO of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, cited a startling statistic. She
Problem-Based Learning and Persuasion
I learned early on in my teaching career to let the kids have the “stage” and play my role as the backstage manager/learning facilitator. But,
