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ompounding the issue, data has shown that students with disabilities perform well below their peers in standardized testing.3 In their research, McTighe and Brown articulate a disconnect between the instructional

Overcoming obstacles to effective differentiation

Many of the obstacles to implementing differentiated instruction can be overcome with the effective use of technology. Teachers who feel ill-prepared to address the diverse needs of their students, for example, have ready access to more options than ever before as a result of the wide range of software and hardware tools available. Technology can equip teachers to address students’ needs in an almost limitless number of ways, through content input, learning activities, and opportunities to demonstrate comprehension. And because many students come to the learning environment with a predisposition for using it seamlessly, technology can become an intermediary that bridges the relationship between teacher and student,

Instant knowledge has changed how everyone learns because the questions we need to have answered are just a few clicks away.

When the micro computer came into vogue in schools, doomsday prophets predicted the demise of the public school teacher. Now we have so much more technology in schools and student's pockets, and we still have teachers. What then, will be the role of the teacher when each student can look up every answer on their wrist phone, or with their eyeglasses? The teacher's role will be to motivate; the teacher can provide the answer to the question, "Why do I need to know this?"

How do you create learning environments that motivate students to learn?

1) Notify Parents

2) Develop a Responsible Use Policy

4) Plan Activities "With" Students

What are the pros and cons of a flipped classroom?

Students prepare for class

Students then reflect on their learning and organize a list of questions

What does an educational professional need to be or do to tune in and synchronize with the new realities silently emerging inside schools and educational environments?

Eight Habits of Highly Effective 21st Century Teachers

. Adapting

Best Education Blogs to Watch in 2014

Educators and researchers share their views on why technology integration is an important strategy for 21st century classrooms.

The first thing the teacher needs to do is to understand what kids do and the range of it; she has to understand what her own children do.

Designing and/or creating a tangible product, performance or event Solving a real-world problem (may be simulated or fully authentic) Investigating a topic or issue to develop an answer to an open-ended question

Problem-based learning typically follow prescribed steps: