Divergent Educator

06/29/2014

Business leaders call on K-12 and higher education institutions to graduate students with the skills demanded by the marketplace.

06/01/2014

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You've got every device under the sun in front of you. Now what apps are you going to use? Here are the apps or app categories that I recommend you test for your school. There are lots of apps, and t

04/02/2014

A Colorado school district is trying to prove to the state that its performance-based assessments of student learning work better than state standardized tests.

04/02/2014

Why haven't education reform efforts amounted to much? Because they start with the wrong problem, says John Abbott, director of the 21st Century Learning Initiative. Overhauling the educational paradigm means replacing the metaphor — the concept of the world and its inhabitants as machine-like entit...

03/29/2014

Flickr: Amitburst By Katrina Schwartz Advanced Placement courses have long been the standard for high achievement in high school. The classes are mo

03/29/2014

Virtual field trips are more accessible than ever, and we've compiled a number of virtual field trip options for your schools.

03/29/2014

It is important to note that project management is also key to ensuring success with project-based learning initiatives in your classroom. By leveraging project management's core standards and principles, you can dramatically increase the success of your initiatives.

03/29/2014

By Jennifer Roland At Mankato Public School System in Minnesota, students bring their homework, their lunches, and books to school like most students across

03/29/2014

A teen's science fair project led him to realize that changing fonts could save the U.S. government millions of dollars.

03/28/2014

Divergent Educator Contributor and PBS Innovative Educator, Sarah Jerry, shared a post and video on using Class Dojo for divergent classroom management. Check it out in Trailblazer Tools!
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Divergent Classroom Management Using Class Dojo Special blog post by Divergent Educator Contributor, Sarah Jerry The challenge of managing student behavior can wear down even the best of teachers....

03/27/2014

Helpful sample lesson plans, rubrics, and assessments for teaching critical thinking: http://bit.ly/1heAss9.