At the end of every year, I take a tech sabbatical to recharge and reflect upon the year, as well as to be more present during our break. Part of my recharge process is to read! Here is what I have been reading during the second half of 2017. See you in 2018. -Matt Ghostly … Read more
I wrote this post for my school blog yesterday and thought it might work here too. Have a nice weekend! -Matt In an article for The Atlantic, professor of psychology Jean Twenge offers some stark information about the effects of smartphones on our youngest generation. Referring to this group as “iGen”, these teens and preteens have … Read more
In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and costs. -Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow School conditions matter for student achievement, new research confirms by Alex Zimmerman (Chalkbeat New York, March 24, 2016) Matthew Kraft, an economics and education professor at Brown … Read more
Always the beautiful answer Who asks a more beautiful question. -E.E. Cummings photo credit: What is this key for? via photopin (license) Early Literacy Research: Findings Primary-Grade Teachers Will Want to Know by D. Ray Reutzal (The Reading Teacher, July/August 2015) The Dean of the College of Education at the University of Wyoming addresses the most commonly … Read more
Abandon learning, and you will be free from trouble and distress. – Lao-Tse Practices and Commitments of Test-centric Literacy Instruction: Lessons from a Testing Transition by Dennis S. Davis and Angeli Willson (Reading Research Quarterly, Summer 2015) A former elementary principal (Davis) and elementary teacher (Willson) conducted a one year qualitative study of the effects on … Read more
My Favorite Teachers Use Social Media: A Student Perspective by Katie Benmar (Education Week, April 21, 2015) Student voice is so often missing in conversations about education, that it is almost a surprise when we hear it above the din of educators. Katie Benmar, a high school student in Seattle, shares both the benefits and … Read more
