Weekly Geekly
February 26, 2016
Follow Friday
He is an expert in Residence at Harvard Innovation Lab and author of 'The Global Achievement Gap'.
Another good one is Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo) who is an inner city high school teacher and apparently writes about ELLs for the NY Times. His posts seem to cover a wide range of subject areas.
Tip of the Week- Custom Banners for Google Classroom
And Google Drawing is versatile! Kids can create board games, import pictures and create illustrations of the water cycle, and much more!
Tool of the Week
And flashback to last week- Thinglink- Check out this math example!
ISTE Standard of the Week
The first standard is that Teachers should facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity. The details of the standard state that teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Part A of this standard specifies that teachers should promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
What key words from that jump out at you?