World History
Here high school math teacher, Johnathan Katz, talks about "the toxic culture" of high stakes testing for this TEDx talk at the University of Akron. You can read the overview of this talk at the Washington Post's Answer Sheet.
"We have ignored research and data on effective policy making practices in order to serve the interest of private industries that have monetized our students," he says.
- Hans Rosling On Making Teaching Fun
Hans Rosling, known for his data visualization, explains in this clip why props are so important to teaching. You can read more about Rosling and the use of props here at Quality Teacher Talk. ...
- Gaming & Education: Jane Mcgonigal
The big talk at the ISTE 13 conference (The International Society for Technology in Education) in San Antonio, Texas, which you can get a taste of on Twitter, is the keynote talk by game designer, Jame McGonigal. Apparently her talk was so compelling...
- How To Escape The Death Valley Of Education
Here is Ken Robinson at his best, which I found on Open Culture. In this 20 minute talk, Robinson takes on the test-centric culture of American education and argues that it is destroying creativity and curiosity....
- Community Trumps Content
After I posted "Flipping History Without Video," I did a little research on the author, Jeff Utecht. He sees the change in technology as a revolution rather than an evolution with students being the change agents. Here is his TedX talk about how important...
- Sir Ken Robinson On Eucation (ted Talks)
For the New Yorker, Nathan Heller complied a list of five of the most distinctive TED talks. This one is from Sir Ken Robinson. He's absolutely hilarious but makes some serious points. Here's what Heller says about Robinson:...
World History
Toxic Culture of Education
Here high school math teacher, Johnathan Katz, talks about "the toxic culture" of high stakes testing for this TEDx talk at the University of Akron. You can read the overview of this talk at the Washington Post's Answer Sheet.
"We have ignored research and data on effective policy making practices in order to serve the interest of private industries that have monetized our students," he says.
- Hans Rosling On Making Teaching Fun
Hans Rosling, known for his data visualization, explains in this clip why props are so important to teaching. You can read more about Rosling and the use of props here at Quality Teacher Talk. ...
- Gaming & Education: Jane Mcgonigal
The big talk at the ISTE 13 conference (The International Society for Technology in Education) in San Antonio, Texas, which you can get a taste of on Twitter, is the keynote talk by game designer, Jame McGonigal. Apparently her talk was so compelling...
- How To Escape The Death Valley Of Education
Here is Ken Robinson at his best, which I found on Open Culture. In this 20 minute talk, Robinson takes on the test-centric culture of American education and argues that it is destroying creativity and curiosity....
- Community Trumps Content
After I posted "Flipping History Without Video," I did a little research on the author, Jeff Utecht. He sees the change in technology as a revolution rather than an evolution with students being the change agents. Here is his TedX talk about how important...
- Sir Ken Robinson On Eucation (ted Talks)
For the New Yorker, Nathan Heller complied a list of five of the most distinctive TED talks. This one is from Sir Ken Robinson. He's absolutely hilarious but makes some serious points. Here's what Heller says about Robinson:...