Color and Learning in the ActivClassroom
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Inspirational ideas and people, Kathleen Tan, Pedagogy, Research and Evidence, Special Education | Comments (0) »Here in the northeast U.S. we are enjoying the beautiful colors of the changing leaves. Thousands of people make a special pilgrimage for ‘leaf peeping’ in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. As I have been enjoying the changing season and ...
GPS, Mobile Phones, Spell Check - Is Technology Changing the Way We Think?
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Posted in Inspirational ideas and people, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Wendy Zuber | Comments (0) »How many of you can still read a road map? Or do you rely on your GPS to ensure your timely arrival at an appointment? What do we do on those "searching for satellite" days? Even my five year old ...
From the Headlines to your Flipchart – Les Paul
Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, News and Events, Research and Evidence, Scott Caulfield | Comments (0) »Sadly there have been many celebrities who have passed away in the past few weeks. But there is one death that did not receive much attention, yet he probably had more effect on your students life than most would realize, ...
Using Classroom Technology to Enhance The Art & Science of Teaching
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Liam O'Marah, Research and Evidence | Comments (0) »Currently in the midst of a multi-year independent research study, Marzano Research Laboratory has recently published their interim findings entitled, “A Evaluation Study of the Effects of the Promethean ActivClassroom on Student Achievement.” This study involved over 3,000 students, 79 teachers ...
Dr Robert Marzano and Dr Debra Pickering discuss their research into Education Technology and the Activclassroom
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in ActivInspire, Activboard, Activote, Assessment and Learning, Expression, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, News and Events, Pedagogy, Professional Development and Training, Promethean Products, Research and Evidence, Theory Into Practice | Comments (0) »The Marzano Research Laboratory has been conducting studies of Education Technology and in particular, the Promethean Activclassroom. At the recent CUE conference in Palm Springs, Dr Marzano presented a keynote where he discussed some of his inital findings. In this great ...
Dr. Robert Marzano to Conduct Research on Promethean’s Activclassroom
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in Inspirational ideas and people, News and Events, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Sonny Magana, Theory Into Practice | Comment (1) »Eminent education researcher and author, Dr. Robert Marzano will conduct a large scale multi-year Action Research Study on Promethean's Activclassroom beginning in the '08-‘09 academic year. The research question is simple, yet profound: "What is the effect of the Promethean Activclassroom ...
2.0 Web or not 2.0 Web?
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Margaret Allen, Research and Evidence, Uncategorized, Web 2.0 | Comments (3) »Writing recently in response to a debate regarding teachers employing/exploiting the potential of Web 2.0 I wrote: "All children, or should I say "learners" learn best from first hand experience. Young children need to physically explore a range of scenarios, before ...
Activ 08 Boston - A weekend in the woods
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Inspirational ideas and people, News and Events, Pedagogy, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Your Stories | Comments (0) »The Walden Pond made famous in "Walden - Life In The Woods", is very near Thoreau Elementary School. This lovely building is where Promethean is hosting its latest Activ 08 user conference. Similar conferences this year have been in Florida ...
Promethean flipcharts can be found in pan-European learning object repository
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Policy and Funding, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Web 2.0 | Comments (0) »The European schoolnet have just launched a new portal for educators -the MELT Learning Resource Exchange (LRE) portal for schools. You can find open educational resources and assets from many different countries and providers, including 16 Ministries of Education and Promethean, ...
Interactive Projectors?
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activstudio, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Inspirational ideas and people, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education | Comments (0) »Going into schools, as I do, Headteachers, ICT managers, are so excited in wanting to show you what their teachers are doing with their iwbs (interactive whiteboards). I have to say I love being able to watch a class totally ...
Activclassroom and Teacher Retention
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Inspirational ideas and people, Lisa Dubernard, Pedagogy, Policy and Funding, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Special Education | Comments (0) »One of the most critical issues education faces is the hiring and retaining of excellent teachers. In fact, teacher retention is typically one of the key goals for most school districts as a well as individual schools. Below you will ...
Is it Education Reform or Deform with Buzzwords?
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Gautam Saha, Pedagogy, Policy and Funding, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Your Stories | Comment (1) »As I reflect back on my new career of 5 years as a public high school teacher I cannot resist but think of all the professional development workshops that I had to attend. I also recall all the graduate classes ...
An easy and effective teaching method that raises standards
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Early Years and Primary, Expression, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice | Comments (5) »Dr. Eric Mazur, from Harvard has developed and refined the concept of Peer Instruction - a straightforward method for teaching classes interactively. The method has developed a large following, both nationally and internationally, and research indicates the very positive impact ...
21st Century Students Deserve a 21st Century Education
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Creativity in the classroom, Game Based Learning, Mark Robinson, Mobile Learning, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Policy and Funding, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence | Comments (0) »What do hundreds of thousands of students and tens of thousands of teachers have to say about the state of education in the 21st Century? The "Speak Up" project set out to find out: "Since fall 2003, the annual Speak Up online ...
New research looks at students’ ability to process multiple types of information
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Further & Higher Education, Mark Robinson, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Professional Development and Training, Promethean Products, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice | Comments (0) »Some things just get your attention - and this one got mine! It rang so many bells for me as a teacher who has tried to tackle the challenge of harnessing new technology effectively. Most Activclassroom users would not be surprised ...
