Guest post by: Dr. Molly Ness Make Way for Questions: Embracing Student-Generated Questions in the Classroom “If there is a Big Dipper and a Little Dipper, why isn’t there a Middle Dipper?” This question – from my six-year old niece – came as we looked into the night sky. Her question was impressive – not only in its insightfulness, but also … Read More
MODERN METACOGNITION: Tools to Help Your Students Think About Thinking and Learn About Learning
Reflecting on your thinking and being aware of your own thinking process is what metacognition is all about. What’cha thinking about? How did your thoughts end up there? As educators, teaching our students to think about how they think and how they learn is a game-changer. It’s not a Common Core standard per say, but if metacognition is mastered, the … Read More
4 Gamification Resources for Teachers
What is Gamification? Gamification is simply the use of game mechanics in the learning environment. Challenges, competition, collaboration, badges, points, and level ups can all be parts of a gamification. Oh, and it’s also a pretty great way to increase engagement and excitement in your classroom, make your lessons more fun for your students, and improve your learners’ mastery of … Read More
Vowels and Consonants: The Linguistic Difference
Guest post: Dr. Molly Ness Do you know the difference between a vowel and a consonant? Chances are, right now you’re rolling your eyes and thinking, “Duh! A vowel is A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. A consonant is everything else. Doesn’t everybody know that?” If that is the answer you’ve provided, you’re sort of correct. And rest … Read More
#MasteryChat: Behind the Scenes with Tiffany Ott (@techieteachott)
Tiffany takes us behind the scenes of #MasteryChat!