Education

Kids are gifted questioners.  Why does the sky change colors at sunset? Who decided what words mean? Why do we call it a building if it’s already built? Do fish know they’re wet? Why do we have to learn this?...

by Terry Heick If the ultimate goal of education is for students to be able to answer questions effectively, then focusing on content and response strategies makes sense.  If the ultimate goal of education is to teach students to think,...

Here’s an alarming fact: The average 1st- through 8th-grade student loses between 24% and 34% of their school-year math gains during the summer months. That’s why it’s so important to encourage families to make time for a little daily learning...

All of your time and energy is dedicated to finishing the school year strong, which means other items on your to-do list might need to take the back seat. After it all, it can be difficult to find the time...

Every modern teacher recognizes a familiar tension. Artificial intelligence is completely reshaping the web, but classrooms still run on genuine human relationships. You might wonder if bringing more technology into your teaching will slowly push out the personal connections that...

What Is Whataboutism? Whataboutism is a rhetorical move in which a person avoids responding to a criticism, claim, or question by pointing to a different problem, usually with a response such as, ‘What about this other thing?’ Whataboutism matters because...

Bimi Boo Academy is part of the broader Bimi Boo family of educational apps, which support young learners in building foundational skills through play-based, interactive experiences. Designed specifically for classrooms, the Academy helps students explore early literacy, math, and everyday...

Tired teachers, take heart—summer sleep is on the horizon. But until then, we hope you’re able to make the most of the nights between school days! And to do that, you’ll need a quality mattress. As such, we thought we’d...

I gave a quiz last Tuesday that I made in about forty-five seconds. It covered cellular respiration, had eight questions, and caught a misconception about ATP that I probably would have missed until the unit test. That quiz did more...

contributed by Stewart Hase, Heutagogy of Community Practice This typology is an attempt to redefine how we think of learning in modern classroom context. Current definitions of learning focus on performance rather than holistic growth, and on what the learner can do...