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To build my own code literacy, I decided to take free classes through the online website Codecademy.com (3),

“Our knowledge and our abilities are largely determined not by our IQ or some other fixed measure of intelligence, but by the effectiveness of our learning process: call it our learning quotient.”

Teaching students good learning strategies would ensure that they know how to acquire new knowledge

Students who use appropriate strategies to understand and remember what they read, such as underlining important parts of the texts or discussing what they read with other people, perform at least 73 points higher in the PISA assessment—that is, one full proficiency level or nearly two full school years

Students can assess their own awareness by asking themselves which of the following learning strategies they regularly use (the response to each item is ideally “yes”):

Like it or not, knowing how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is an essential ingredient to personal success in the twenty-first century

We’re working on shifting the focus from teaching to learning at my school. We try to ensure decisions are based on our learning principles, be they about teaching, classrooms, programs or personnel.

Top 10 Predictions for 2011 (with proof!)

Textbooks are dead! For real this time!

Assessment will be comprehensive and constant!

The Technology Integration Answer...Well Almost

21st Century Student Handbook: Teaching Today’s Web-Centric Kids

Simple, effective online collaboration Multi-user whiteboard, live audio, image collaboration, text-chat and more

And though the iPads have been in the building for only two months, an education revolution appears to be under way.

I actually do use Winthrop High School students are never far from their iPads, even using them during their lunch hours. A glance across the school cafeteria reveals iPads on almost every table. this for many academic purposes." Those include taking class notes and recording lecture audio in an app dubbed Evernote, using the iPad as planner and calendar, downloading and reading class materials in PDF form and writing papers.

today’s students have the ability to start ripples in society, and a good education leader will know how to give students the skills they need to start those ripples.

kids are really doing is jumping between different tasks and not giving each task full attention.

continual partial attention

Want the quick and dirty on Web 2.0 tools? Do you need help getting started with the Read/Write Web? The 5 answers these questions and features five main ideas educators should know about a variety of technology integration tools, focusing particularly on Web 2.0 resources.

The  iPad is generating more discussion about the role of technology in learning than any tool or event to date. In trying to understand the reason for this, I’m of the belief that the design and tactile experience of the iPad are the primary differences in this device that is enabling these conversations.

many would argue against it as purely a consumption device, the addition of a camera, creation software such as iMovie and Garageband, as well as keyboard enhancements means it offers some of the best creative applications for educati

When we complain about students using social media or technology irresponsibly can we really blame them if they've never been taught how to responsibly use these tools for learning? 

you’re likely to hear that kids today are overcorrected, entitled, arrogant, irresponsible, directionless, and apathetic. With twitter-sized attention spans—these kids lack values, character, and basic civility.

They  still want and need our guidance.