Author: John Walker
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Reading: boys adrift
I get asked many times a year about what I now realize are topics including what Dr Leonard Sax MD, PhD calls “Failure to Launch” in his book boys adrift, summarized with “why does my son test so high and yet is so disengaged in school.” A lot of what we are discussing in education and in the world…
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Computing Teachers Concerned That Pupils Know More
I saw this article today and wondered why? Why is the conclusion that students should share their expertise? Students who perform at the top, whether because of higher self efficacy or practice are not utilized for this in every other area. Why not stand the model on its head and PAY for an educator with…
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7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology
I was reading an article on TeachThought which was reviewing the infographic below from Always Prepped that clarifies some of the habits highly-effective Teachers of technology might possess. The point the author on TeachThought went on to espouse, that teachers do these things anyway, misses the fact that to be Highly Effective, these skills must…
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Five Ways Students See Technology in School
From @TeachThought The term “technology” is vague. In the right context, an arrowhead on the edge of a spear is technology. How learners view technology is often very different than how educators see it–the former often seeing it in terms of social function, the latter in terms of logistics and teaching. The following infographic explores data…