From the NYTimes Scientifically tested tests ...there are few indications that the multiple-choice format of a typical test, in which…
...what children want to learn to do." Take a look at this from Sugata Mitra. There are some really important lessons…
The PDS faculty took The Marshmallow Challenge this morning. Using 20 pieces of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard…
This video was produced by the New Brunswick, Canada, Department of Education. It reflects their thinking about our rapidly changing…
Part two of: The Age of Bricolage: School in the Change Blender: Technology is always disruptive: Think of the introduction…
When everything around is changing so rapidly that it feels like living inside a blender on high speed, habits and…
Advice (random and very incomplete) for new teachers: Please round out the list with your thoughts: Sign on to Twitter.…
Looks like the new UK education minister is channeling Thomas Gradgrind: Pupils must learn about Miss Havisham, says Minister They…
Joe Bower teaches in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. And he is on a personal mission. His blog For the Love…
A must read article from the Times of London. Playing Games Makes Your Child Clever