August 9 - August 16, 2015
Are we stunting student growth by being too sensitive? The inclusion article on trigger warnings and microaggressions takes a deep dive into this question.
Also, the cognitive science piece on testing and learning goes deeper than it first appears.
Lastly, the 88 College Taglines: summon your best beat poet and enjoy...
FEATURED ARTICLES
The Importance Of Keeping A Critical Lens With Edtech
Hack Education, 8/15/15
"Why are schools now buying new hardware and software? Try again if your
answer is 'because the tech is so good.' A technocentric response points our
attention to the technology itself -- new tools, data, devices, apps, broadband,
the cloud -- as though these are context-free. Computer criticism, as outlined
by [Seymour] Papert, demands we look more closely instead at policies, profits,
politics, practices, power."
"88 College Taglines, Arranged As A Poem" [Humor?]
Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/4/15
"...
Are You In?
What Will You Do?
Who Will You Be?
It's All About You.
..."
ADOLESCENCE
Is Sexting Just The Latest 'Youth Panic' By Adults?
New York Magazine, 8/10/15
CHARACTER
Gratitude & Love Of Learning Are The Sources Of Well-Being
Scientific American, 8/2/15
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
The Neuroscience of Drumming
Open Culture, 8/11/15
Venting Makes You Madder And Meaner, Not Happier
Wall Street Journal, 8/10/15
The Relationship Between Testing (i.e. Recall) And Learning
Brilliant Blog, 8/13/15
CREATIVITY
Is Persistence The Key To Creativity?
Pacific Standard, 8/12/15
CURRICULUM
How One School Scaffolds Coding From K Through 12
Digital Promise, 8/7/15
DIVERSITY/INCLUSION
Trigger Warnings, Microaggressions: Are We Too Sensitive?
Atlantic, 9/1/15
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Read To Your Kids. They Learn More Words Than From Just Talking.
Pacific Standard, 8/7/15
HUMANITIES
Video Games As Interactive Experiences With History
KQED, 8/7/15
Narrative Is Memory Is Life
Atlantic, 8/10/15
A Close Read Of Frost's "The Road Not Taken"
Smithsonian, 8/10/15
LEADERSHIP
Tips For Documenting Evaluations
Harvard Business Review, 5/5/15
PEDAGOGY
Deliberate Instruction: Partner To Deliberate Practice
Brilliant Blog, 8/14/15
More On How Outdoor Play Is Great For Kids
KQED, 7/23/15
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Most PD Doesn't Translate Into Improvement
Washington Post, 8/4/15
Collegial Collaboration Leads To Greater Retention
ASCD Educational Leadership, 8/13/15
READING/WRITING
How To Write To Reduce Cognitive Load For Readers
MIT, 8/3/15
We Read Short Form Writing Online, But We Crave Depth
Re/Code, 8/7/15
SOCIAL MEDIA
Ways To Talk About Social Media Dilemmas With Kids
Harvard Graduate School of Education, 7/26/15
No One Types "Lol" Anymore. Not It's "Haha."
Facebook Research, 8/10/15
STEM
New Pentagon Discovered That Can Tile A Plane
Guardian, 8/11/15
TECH
Schools Are Developing Their Own Edtech Tools
EdSurge, 8/13/15
OTHER
In Defense Of Spacing Out
New York Magazine, 8/6/15
Also, the cognitive science piece on testing and learning goes deeper than it first appears.
Lastly, the 88 College Taglines: summon your best beat poet and enjoy...
FEATURED ARTICLES
The Importance Of Keeping A Critical Lens With Edtech
Hack Education, 8/15/15
"Why are schools now buying new hardware and software? Try again if your
answer is 'because the tech is so good.' A technocentric response points our
attention to the technology itself -- new tools, data, devices, apps, broadband,
the cloud -- as though these are context-free. Computer criticism, as outlined
by [Seymour] Papert, demands we look more closely instead at policies, profits,
politics, practices, power."
"88 College Taglines, Arranged As A Poem" [Humor?]
Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/4/15
"...
Are You In?
What Will You Do?
Who Will You Be?
It's All About You.
..."
ADOLESCENCE
Is Sexting Just The Latest 'Youth Panic' By Adults?
New York Magazine, 8/10/15
CHARACTER
Gratitude & Love Of Learning Are The Sources Of Well-Being
Scientific American, 8/2/15
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
The Neuroscience of Drumming
Open Culture, 8/11/15
Venting Makes You Madder And Meaner, Not Happier
Wall Street Journal, 8/10/15
The Relationship Between Testing (i.e. Recall) And Learning
Brilliant Blog, 8/13/15
CREATIVITY
Is Persistence The Key To Creativity?
Pacific Standard, 8/12/15
CURRICULUM
How One School Scaffolds Coding From K Through 12
Digital Promise, 8/7/15
DIVERSITY/INCLUSION
Trigger Warnings, Microaggressions: Are We Too Sensitive?
Atlantic, 9/1/15
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Read To Your Kids. They Learn More Words Than From Just Talking.
Pacific Standard, 8/7/15
HUMANITIES
Video Games As Interactive Experiences With History
KQED, 8/7/15
Narrative Is Memory Is Life
Atlantic, 8/10/15
A Close Read Of Frost's "The Road Not Taken"
Smithsonian, 8/10/15
LEADERSHIP
Tips For Documenting Evaluations
Harvard Business Review, 5/5/15
PEDAGOGY
Deliberate Instruction: Partner To Deliberate Practice
Brilliant Blog, 8/14/15
More On How Outdoor Play Is Great For Kids
KQED, 7/23/15
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Most PD Doesn't Translate Into Improvement
Washington Post, 8/4/15
Collegial Collaboration Leads To Greater Retention
ASCD Educational Leadership, 8/13/15
READING/WRITING
How To Write To Reduce Cognitive Load For Readers
MIT, 8/3/15
We Read Short Form Writing Online, But We Crave Depth
Re/Code, 8/7/15
SOCIAL MEDIA
Ways To Talk About Social Media Dilemmas With Kids
Harvard Graduate School of Education, 7/26/15
No One Types "Lol" Anymore. Not It's "Haha."
Facebook Research, 8/10/15
STEM
New Pentagon Discovered That Can Tile A Plane
Guardian, 8/11/15
TECH
Schools Are Developing Their Own Edtech Tools
EdSurge, 8/13/15
OTHER
In Defense Of Spacing Out
New York Magazine, 8/6/15