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This is a segment from NPR's HIdden Brain about Dr. Martin Levy's use of a clicker, usually used to train dogs, to train surgical students. It's fascinating. Essentially, the argument is made that clickers work so well because it is a form of feedback that does not use any verbal signals - no praise, no reprimand, no "good job," no "not like that." Praise and criticism distract a learner from mastering the skill being taught, making a learner focus instead on pleasing the teacher. With nonverbal feedback, the learner doesn't focus on the teacher but on the skill being taught

This week I joined with teachers, students, researchers and policy writers at Melbourne University to discuss student voice. This conference was hosted by Social Education Victoria and made possible by the conference partners, The University of Melbourne, Education and Training Victoria, Foundation for Young Australians and Connect. Over three days, participants engaged in rigorous dialogue about the significance of student voice and what is required to ensure its benefits are maximised for all.

This is a short start guide for 8x8

News for kids including quizzes

News articles and opinion pieces available at different levels of text complexity.

I've used this site for years. It is a great source for non-fiction articles and Newsela is offering free access till the end of this school year

Scholastic is offering K-12 e-magazine for free during this crisis.

This video explains quickly what 8x8 is and how to use it for live streaming class instruction and it is free during this crisis.

Great resources for streaming free content -- free online documentaries. The current most recent addition an excellent reinterpretation of Freud's "Hysterical Girl." #metoo

This might be a good place to start if you are going to make this the summer of finally using evernote to its potential for the classroom.

It is almost precisely eighteen years since Donald Rumsfeld uttered his now well-regarded commentary on the danger of "unknown unknowns". At the time his remarks brought more confusion than clarity and reinforced for many a belief that politicians use words to conceal the truth. Somehow though, Donald's words from 2002 seem to fit the world of today, and the challenges confronting educators all too well.

In "Factfulness", Hans Rosling shares a valuable insight into why we must question our assumptions. In times when we are bombarded with information, when false claims abound, having a disposition towards scepticism seems vital. Rosling urges us to not only question the facts we are presented with but the internal biases which influence how we interpret these facts.

COVID19 has taken the rule book on change, torn it into small pieces and thrown most of it out the window. What might this mean for education?

Interactive tool for reconsidering your learning objectives and activities along the lines of Bloom's taxonomy.

The Differentiator is based on Bloom's Taxonomy, Kaplan and Gould's Depth and Complexity, and David Chung's product menu. Try It In: French Dutch * Tweet It * Pin It