Trevor Bryan’s Creative Complexity Scale
“There is a vast difference between being able to draw Donald Duck and creating Donald Duck.” For many educators, Bloom’s Taxonomy and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge have been instrumental in…
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Learning Lab: The Inductive Model
Learning Lab serves as an opportunity to attain a specific strategy, lesson idea, or resource for your classroom. Everyday educators find a variety of activities that work in the classroom.…
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Happy Birthday Post It! 35 Ideas for the Classroom
Today marks the 35th birthday of the Post It Note, which was born on April 6, 1980. In celebration, we share 35 ways we have seen the Post It used…
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It’s the Little Things…
“It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” John Wooden, UCLA Basketball Coach, Winner of 10 NCAA National Championships As I watched the Sweet…
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Asking the Right Questions
When new evaluation models hit New Jersey into 2012, educators all across the state were forced to begin to look at their own practice. Many teachers and administrators started to…
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Using “Small” Data in the Classroom
Last week was the 9th annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference held in Boston. Each year, sports executives, experts, and students gather to discuss the increasing role of data analytics…
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How Do We Engage Families?
Last Thursday evening, more than 100 people braved the frigid and snowy New Jersey weather to attend our District Family STEM Night. A combination of parents, students, and teachers gathered…
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Beyond the Worksheet: Engaging Students in Active Learning
Several times a week, I conduct classroom walkthroughs and observations. During each visit, it is important that I see students actively engaged in the learning process. Active learning and engagement…
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Reflections from Edcamp
“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an…
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Planning a District Edcamp
Ask yourself this question: What is the best Professional Development session I have ever attended? Think back to all of the PD sessions you have attended in your years as…