By Jen McConnel and Pamela Beach When we first set out to explore secondary teachers’ beliefs about teaching writing in Canada and the United States, our classrooms looked drastically different than the classrooms of 2020. The teachers who shared their insights and struggles with us were teaching face-to-face, using technology as it fit their pedagogical…
By Stephen V. Kiss I remember spending countless hours during my childhood playing video games with my friends. Besides their sheer entertainment, games like Halo and Mario Kart were a way for my friends and me to collaborate, problem solve, interpret complex storylines, and compete with one another. But video games were for after school,…
By MC Walker, Ph.D. I’m a writing teacher. I firmly believe in the power of writing. Throughout a traditional school year, most of my students have heard me declare: We write to inform! We write to persuade! We write to entertain! I am well-versed in the Common Core Standards and I have let current best…
by Sheila Cooperman Writing, for me, used to be like the old-fashioned rules of coloring: “Stay inside the lines.” It was next to impossible. I tried, failed, and swore to do better next time. But next time rarely came, because I knew that to express myself effectively, to make the most of what I needed…
By Jonathan Rochelle Within the past year, my 13-year-old son, Jeremy, started showing a deep interest in making videos. He was mostly inspired by other young talents he saw on YouTube and by a friend of his, who had started a business making videos for local sports and events. When Jeremy jumped into online publication,…
By Brad Currie Black River Middle School in Chester, New Jersey, takes great pride in the wide range of innovative learning experiences that students are exposed to on a daily basis. Focusing on digital literacy and building digital capacity are important aspects that we incorporate on a daily basis. Teachers and students take challenging risks…
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