Technology is a huge part of our students’ lives. Students all over the world have access to knowledge, resources, and experts to help them learn in rich ways and accomplish great things. The Internet and social media provide learners with a worldwide audience in which to share their ideas, passions, innovations, thoughts, and brilliance. The […]
Category: 30 Goals
In this series, you will find 30 goals to accomplish for the year and news related to the book, The 30 Goals for Teachers: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching, by Shelly Sanchez Terrell.
Making Learning Meaningful with Badges and Missions
Today, we hosted the first Twitter chat of The Goal-Minded Teacher: Challenges to Transform Student Learning (#EduGoalsMOOC) free open online course with guest experts Dr. Will Deyamport (@IamDrWill) and Noah Geisel (@SenorG). Below is the archive of the Twitter chat with our participants and experts sharing tips and resources about student motivation with digital badges and […]
Tips for Teacher Motivation, Goal-Setting, and PLNs!
Today, the first live event of The Goal-Minded Teacher: Challenges to Transform Student Learning (#EduGoalsMOOC) free open online course took place. Below is the YouTube recording and the Twitter chat of our panelists sharing tips about teacher motivation, balance, and goal-setting. Our esteemed panelists who are educators in the US, Greece, and Portugal, include Lisa Dabbs (@TeachWithSoul), Theodora […]
The 30 Goals Challenge EduMovement: Make it Meaningful
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! 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 a clickable graphic of the 30 goals we are currently aiming […]
Goal: Inspire Them to Inspire
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” – Bob Talbert Goal: Encourage students to choose a cause and create digital posters, infographics, or videos to raise funds or awareness about this cause. This goal comes from Maria Theologidou from Greece. […]
Goal: Make It About the Relationships
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” […]
Goal: Reflect on your time back to school
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “To teach is to learn twice over.” – Joseph Joubert Goal: Reflect on your time back to school. What have your new group of learners taught you? What have been your successes? What challenges are you still facing and trying to find solutions. Write a blog post and write […]
Goal: Introduce Pop Culture into the Curriculum
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein Goal: Engage your students with pop culture appropriate for their ages. Teach a lesson with a song or share an example or anecdote from a famous […]
Goal: Introduce Us to Your School
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.” – Scott Hayden Goal: Create a video, digital flyer, or digital poster showcasing your school. Hayfa Majdoub, a teacher in Tunisia, suggested this goal. Check out […]
Goal: Be Someone's Champion
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Every child deserves a champion; an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.” – Rita f. Pierson Goal: Be another teacher or your student’s champion in the […]