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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: 7 Strategies For Performance Teaching

Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: 7 Strategies For Performance Teaching | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"Good teaching is a major undertaking.

Make no mistake–teaching has never been easy. But as we come upon 2014, as a profession teaching is increasingly characterized by its possibility, accountability, and persistent mutation. Which makes it a challenge to do at all, much do well. 

The response to these challenges is a mix of building-level professional development, self-directed teacher improvement, and a troubling amount of teacher burnout. So how can you teacher smarter rather than simply grunting harder?"

Beth Dichter's insight:

Here are seven strategies you might choose to use to make your teacher smarter. They are explained in the post (and listed in the image above). For those whom may see this without the image:

* Place the big rocks first

* Use technology to automate (with suggestions on what you might do)

* Know yourself

* Teach in the moment

* Advocate for yourself

* Find new measures of success

* Open your classroom doors wide

You may find some new ideas to try out in your classroom!

Audrey's curator insight, December 9, 2013 4:34 PM

How about asking the student to teach you?  They nearly always come up with something different, which you can add to your own notes.

Students are also great at acting out scenes, particularly when they are organising other students.  Give them a mark for it.  Then test their knowledge a few days later with  a 30 minute test.  

curating for www.homeschoolsource.co.uk.  Also have a look at www.hotmoodle.com.

 

Jason Smith's curator insight, July 18, 2015 1:41 PM

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Are Millenials a Lost Generation?

Are Millenials a Lost Generation? | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Investigating the characteristics, challenges and prospects of those coming of age since the Millenial generation.
Beth Dichter's insight:

What do you know about the millenial generation? This infographic provides a wealth of information and some of it may surprise you.

Drora Arussy's curator insight, October 18, 2013 8:37 AM

These are our students and coworkers - we should know who they are, or who we are, and how we relate to each other across the generations.

 

Mary Cunningham's curator insight, October 26, 2013 12:28 PM

Challenge your insight about millenials!