Fishtree is a user-friendly learning management tool that allows teachers to create beautiful, personalized lessons in minutes.
Fishtree is an education technology company that provides teachers with the digital tools to deliver engaging, personalized lessons in a collaborative learning environment. Fishtree offers quick and easy access to the best resources including real-time media and publisher content, and allows teachers to monitor and track student progress easily through powerful analytics. Our global movement has r
Breaking down the traditional barriers of the school system, EdTech has led to revolutionary changes in the education sector... http://bit.ly/1JTvHlP
slideshare.net Technology is disruptive. Education technology is in a whole new league. Breaking down the traditional barriers of the school system, it has led to revolutiona…
15/06/2015
Breaking down the traditional barriers of the school system, EdTech has led to revolutionary changes in the education sector... http://bit.ly/1JTvHlP
6 Ways Technology is Changing Education for the Better Technology is disruptive. Education technology is in a whole new league. Breaking down the traditional barriers of the school system, it has led to revolutiona…
As the technology piles up and the innovation spreads, are we losing sight of what makes a learning environment truly effective, and what really drives better teaching and learning? http://bit.ly/1B7V55W
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com For a long time now, we’ve been looking at how to adjust education to better reflect the changing world...
12/06/2015
As the technology piles up and the innovation spreads, are we losing sight of what makes a learning environment truly effective, and what really drives better teaching and learning? http://bit.ly/1B7V55W
Why is the Student-Teacher Relationship So Important? For a long time now, we’ve been looking at how to adjust education to better reflect the changing world...
11/06/2015
As educators, we use assessment as a means of measuring student performance and progress. These tests are merely snapshots of continuous learning that too often fail to paint the bigger picture. http://bit.ly/1MsDeae
A School’s Guide to Learning Analytics 21st century educators are faced with the challenge of tracking student performance and progress accurately in an age where we are all aware of the shortcomings of assessment, and yet we still fumble at finding a better alternative.
By asking the key questions as to why technology is needed in the first place, and selecting a tool that caters to every need, schools can ensure that no investment is lost, and teachers are afforded choice and flexibility. http://bit.ly/1KpVNNK
slideshare.net When it comes to technology integration in K-12 schools, choosing the right system, for the right purpose, is vital. By asking the key questions as to why tech…
10/06/2015
By asking the key questions as to why technology is needed in the first place, and selecting a tool that caters to every need, schools can ensure that no investment is lost, and teachers are afforded choice and flexibility. http://bit.ly/1KpVNNK
The Ultimate K-12 Guidebook to Technology Integration When it comes to technology integration in K-12 schools, choosing the right system, for the right purpose, is vital. By asking the key questions as to why tech…
As we encourage students to train for the final race, are we really preparing them for what awaits at the finish line? http://bit.ly/1BWaOjo
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com Can you remember the last grade you received? How much of an influence did it have on your life today? What does a grade tell us about ourselves?...
09/06/2015
As we encourage students to train for the final race, are we really preparing them for what awaits at the finish line? http://bit.ly/1BWaOjo
The Problem with Grades and Subjectivity in Education Can you remember the last grade you received? How much of an influence did it have on your life today? What does a grade tell us about ourselves?...
"It’s time we started thinking about change in the right direction where the needs of every student are met… Stop teaching the curriculum, and start teaching the students!" http://bit.ly/1MidY6D
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com You’re all familiar with the typical high school students… We sit in class, usually half asleep,...
08/06/2015
"It’s time we started thinking about change in the right direction where the needs of every student are met… Stop teaching the curriculum, and start teaching the students!" http://bit.ly/1MidY6D
A Student’s View: Why We Need to Change the Way We Teach You’re all familiar with the typical high school students… We sit in class, usually half asleep,...
“If a child is off task, perhaps the problem is not the child, but the task.” - Alfie Kohn http://bit.ly/1JwsQPv
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com We all struggle from time to time, but the danger that presents itself when a student continues to fall behind without the right support...
05/06/2015
“If a child is off task, perhaps the problem is not the child, but the task.” - Alfie Kohn http://bit.ly/1JwsQPv
How to Respond to Struggling Students We all struggle from time to time, but the danger that presents itself when a student continues to fall behind without the right support...
04/06/2015
We asked these flipped, blended and personalized learning pioneers to provide us with an insight into the world of one-to-one instruction, beyond the classroom door. http://bit.ly/1M7RuFj
“CBE shifts the focus from grades to learning, emphasizing frequent, meaningful feedback that empowers students to take more responsibility for learning than in conventional models." http://bit.ly/1HKEMJ2
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com Competency-based education is nothing new. Dating back to the 1990’s, postsecondary institutions have been integrating CBE as a means of measuring...
03/06/2015
“CBE shifts the focus from grades to learning, emphasizing frequent, meaningful feedback that empowers students to take more responsibility for learning than in conventional models." http://bit.ly/1HKEMJ2
Competency-Based Education: From Grades to Mastery Competency-based education is nothing new. Dating back to the 1990’s, postsecondary institutions have been integrating CBE as a means of measuring...
Encouraging creativity, rigor, collaboration and independent learning, such student-driven methods provide educators with the ideal opportunity to embrace their status as “guide on the side”. http://bit.ly/1JmYlLX
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com Inquiry and project-based learning (PBL) are essential pedagogical tools for the 21st century...
02/06/2015
Encouraging creativity, rigor, collaboration and independent learning, such student-driven methods provide educators with the ideal opportunity to embrace their status as “guide on the side”. http://bit.ly/1JmYlLX
3 Essential Elements of Inquiry and Project-Based Learning Inquiry and project-based learning (PBL) are essential pedagogical tools for the 21st century...
A recent study on personalized learning carried out by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation identified 4 key elements that formed the most effective personalized learning practices. http://bit.ly/1FI3c84
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com The study which involved 23 public charter schools, 5,000 students, and 2 years of implementation discovered extensive benefits of personalized learning including significant increases in student achievement..
29/05/2015
A recent study on personalized learning carried out by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation identified 4 key elements that formed the most effective personalized learning practices. http://bit.ly/1FI3c84
The 4 Biggest Features of Personalized Learning Environments The study which involved 23 public charter schools, 5,000 students, and 2 years of implementation discovered extensive benefits of personalized learning including significant increases in student achievement..
As classrooms, schools and districts move steadily towards the paperless, personalized classrooms of the future, the textbook is attempting to claim its place within the 21st century learning sphere. http://bit.ly/1dzPhI7
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com The future of education publishing has been the topic of popular discussion of late. As classrooms, schools and districts move steadily towards the...
28/05/2015
As classrooms, schools and districts move steadily towards the paperless, personalized classrooms of the future, the textbook is attempting to claim its place within the 21st century learning sphere. http://bit.ly/1dzPhI7
The Personalized Textbook of 21st Century Education The future of education publishing has been the topic of popular discussion of late. As classrooms, schools and districts move steadily towards the...
One of the keys to assembling an engaged community of learners is establishing a connection between students and the material they learn from. http://bit.ly/1HLpUQc
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com The personalization of music and video began with playlists. With media providers like Netflix introducing...
27/05/2015
One of the keys to assembling an engaged community of learners is establishing a connection between students and the material they learn from. http://bit.ly/1HLpUQc
Engaging the Digital Native... Personalized Playlists for Education The personalization of music and video began with playlists. With media providers like Netflix introducing...
How do we encourage students to continue learning, at a time when fun takes priority? http://bit.ly/1KkygeW
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com Among the excitement of summer’s long awaited arrival, parents and educators are bracing themselves to face a familiar challenge. According to the...
26/05/2015
How do we encourage students to continue learning, at a time when fun takes priority? http://bit.ly/1KkygeW
4 Simple Strategies to Avoid the Summer Learning Loss Among the excitement of summer’s long awaited arrival, parents and educators are bracing themselves to face a familiar challenge. According to the...
With standardized testing and increasing class sizes steadily quenching the personalized nature of education, educators continue to fall under the strain of attempting to reach every single student on a personal level. http://bit.ly/1PHCxQu
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com Sir Ken Robinson famously describes our education system as “modelled on the interests of industrialization, and on the image of it.
25/05/2015
With standardized testing and increasing class sizes steadily quenching the personalized nature of education, educators continue to fall under the strain of attempting to reach every single student on a personal level. http://bit.ly/1PHCxQu
Rethinking Education: Personalization and the ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach Sir Ken Robinson famously describes our education system as “modelled on the interests of industrialization, and on the image of it.
Encompassing the core values of 21st century learning, these C’s are fundamental to our understanding of changing pedagogy, and the role that technology plays. http://bit.ly/1c7kmkL
fishtreeblog.tumblr.com Beginning with the 4 C’s, the key skills of 21st century education have been multiplying, with additions like compassion, culture and connectivity regularly making the cut.
21/05/2015
Encompassing the core values of 21st century learning, these C’s are fundamental to our understanding of changing pedagogy, and the role that technology plays. http://bit.ly/1c7kmkL
Integrating the 5 C’s of 21st Century Education Beginning with the 4 C’s, the key skills of 21st century education have been multiplying, with additions like compassion, culture and connectivity regularly making the cut.