“Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.” – Austin Kleon Millions have shared their art, images, music, and creations on the Internet. Additionally, many libraries and organizations have released historical images and content into the public domain. Get students to engage with this content and learn […]
Month: August 2015
Goal: From the Heart to the Mind
Welcome to Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward! “Emotion helps us screen, organize and prioritize the information that bombards us. It influences what information we find salient, relevant, convincing or memorable.” – Bandes & Salerno Our newest goal for 2015 is from Larissa Albano from Italy! Goal: From the heart to the mind: Teach […]
The Goal-Oriented Teacher Challenge
Welcome to Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward! Each year, teachers come together from around the world to accomplish 1 to 30 goals to transform the learning in their classrooms in a movement known as The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers. Below is an infographic of the current 30 goals we are aiming to […]
Goal: Test the Power of Hashtags
Welcome to Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward! “[The hashtag] it served as a way to carry on a conversation with a diverse audience.”- The Huffington Post Goal: Initiate or support a hashtag movement. Accomplish this goal by creating your own hashtag on social media, getting your students to create their own hashtag movements, or working […]
Goal: Inspire With a Graphic
Welcome to Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward! “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”- Marc Riboud Goal: Inspire with a graphic! Accomplish this goal: Create a quote pic or infographic to inspire others. First, decide on a goal for your students or peers to achieve, such as more movement, play, hands-on learning, developing a […]
How to be a Teacherpreneur!
Love these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. Social media is powerful and teachers are using it to spread their passion and transform education. Teacherpreneurship, teacher edupreneur, and edupreneur are just a few terms for educators who have been successful spreading their ideas! Teacherpreneurship is not just about […]
Edhashtag Clouds: Click, Explore, Connect
Love these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. In July 2009, I co-founded the Bammy winning education chat, #Edchat, which has inspired over 400 education hashtags! The hashtag (# in front of a word without spaces, which transforms the word into a url on social media sites, like […]
Teach Digital Citizenship: 20+ Tips & Resources
Enjoyed these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. “The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human.” – John Naisbitt Our students’ digital behavior influences our learning, language, rituals, […]
20 Ways to Transform Learning with Technology
Enjoyed these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. This year try integrating technology to get students researching, exploring, creating and moving. Hover over the infopic below to discover lessons, free apps, and resources! Challenge: Try one of these ideas to transform the learning in your classroom! If you […]
Let's Hang! 10+ Ways to Spark Collaboration with Google Hangouts
“It is a fact that in the right formation, the lifting power of many wings can achieve twice the distance of any bird flying alone.” – Milton Olson Google has many free incredible apps and tools that work on any device to support and promote collaboration. I have found great success integrating Google Drive with […]