06 Apr

Posted at 23:39h in personalized learning, technology in class, Writing Ability
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A Change In Formal Writing Instruction In 2009, when Monica DiBella entered New Dorp, a public high school near a grimy beach on Staten Island, her academic future was cloudy. Monica had struggled to read in early childhood, and had repeated first grade. At elementary school, she received more than 100 hours of tutoring. By fourth grade, she’d fallen behind her classmates again....

28 Mar

Posted at 22:01h in education, grade shool, interactive learning, technology in class
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Why schools shouldn’t approach technology like businesses once did While businesses might be excused for initially adopting an efficiency objective when it comes to technology, schools cannot. This objective has already been shown to be ineffective for businesses. More importantly though, efficiencies – unlike for business – should not be the objective of successful teaching. British educationist and author Sir Ken Robinson has famously called...