What is a Flipped Classroom?

What is a Flipped Classroom?

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Do you flip your classroom?  Do you want to?  Let us know about your classroom in the comments below.

27 Ideas to Encourage Intrinsic Motivation

From An Ethical Island

Comparing American Student Academic Performance Around the World

Here is an inforgraph with some interesting information on it:



Courtesy of: http://www.onlineschools.com

Commonly Confused Adjectives (With Explanations)

I always love a good infograph:

From Grammar.net

Resource Round-Up: July 30, 2013

Last week's resources centered on mentors and mentees.  In a similar vein, today's resources focus on leadership:

1) Top 10 Things Geat Leaders Do
*Not related to education, but still applies

2) What Leaders Do:  Five Actions that Make a Difference
*From the Education Group

3) 50 Education Leaders Worth Following on Twitter
*An interesting list

4) The Anatomy of Leaders
*Again, not related to education specifically, but it still applies

What do you think are the most important qualities in a leader?

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Resource Round-Up: May 14, 2013

Three Resources to Check Out:

1. Five Ways to Get Your Kids Psyched For Summer Reading:  Students can easily lose about a month of learning during the summer.  Reading is one way to help prevent that "summer slide," so get your kids excited!
2. Excellent Ways to Use Videos in Your Classroom:  As summer draws near, attention begins to wane.  Grab your students' attention by using video meaningfully.
3. Seven Steps to the Perfect Story: A fun infograph that will help students deconstruct common story elements while allowing them to explore as they craft their writing.

Resource Round-Up: May 7, 2013

Here are a few recent posts you might find interesting:

*I realize the infographs are LARGE for the website - but I figured that being able to actually read them was more important that staying in the lines today.


1. 18 Myths People Believe about Education: I can foresee some interesting debate about a couple of these...

2. Bring Food Education Back: Eating better (real) food equates to happier and healthier students are are ready and able to learn!

3. Dental Facts, Myths, and Oddities:  A little knowledge about dental health is always good! 

I'm just loving the infographs today - even if they are HUGE!