Professional development (PD) for teachers has always mattered. K-12 schools worldwide invest in trainings every year. Teachers attend educational conferences, seminars, teacher training courses and certificate programmes.
Why does it matter?
From an individual teacher’s perspective, gaining “mastery” in the profession is key to fulfilment and satisfaction as a teacher. I have…
This post was originally posted by Robert Cserti on SessionLab.
Have you heard of Design Thinking?
Chances are you have.
It is one of the hottest buzzwords of today, easily found in articles and in the news. The education and business fields are going crazy over it, books…
The future of learning is in artificial intelligence. Imagine you have a virtual mentor that interacts with you in a completely personalised way. It understands your needs and offers you exactly what you need until you master whatever you want to learn. It is totally…
Do you still resist or embrace digital technologies?
Here are 4 ways of you can become a more digital teacher:ConnectConnecting with other educators globally on social media is a source of inspiration and fresh ideas. Start with Twitter and create your Personal Learning…
FOUR VIRTUAL ICE BREAKERS FOR REMOTE TEAMS OR LEARNERS
WHY ICE BREAKERS?
If you are leading a remote team or teaching/facilitating a remote group of learners through digital platforms, engagement becomes a real issue. You need to keep your people focused and motivated.
Education professionals, teachers, trainers and consultants – simply anyone who is involved in learning contexts – are increasingly tempted to integrate technology into their practices. Whether it is a one-hour learning session or a whole training curriculum to…
No doubt generation Z wants more engagement and involvement in the classrooms, and it is just amazing how technology can help educators create opportunities for more active and engaging learning. We just need to realise how technology can transform the way we teach in the…
Creativity, role-play, team-work and active involvement of students… You will find all these in this guest post that Gokce Uluscu, an EFL teacher and an EdTech enthusiast, sent us. She tells how her students wrote their own scripts and created their own video to…
Padlet has become very popular among teachers as it allows for a variety of creative uses in the classroom. Padlet is an online bulletin board where learners can share notes with others in the form of text, images, videos or links. Julyet Koronel, owner of this EdTech…
QR Code apps have been around for quite a while and educators use them for educational purposes as they can considerably increase learner engagement in the classroom if used well. Before we move on with how to use it in your lessons, here is a little tutorial about QR codes…