It’s Not Just Scaffolding, It’s Stairs to Student Success
A teacher’s job is never done! Paperwork, parent contacts, grading papers, data analysis, and lesson planning are all part of the daily grind. Each one of these parts has many layers.
Teacher Story – Brandy Jackson
My journey as a teacher has been wild and winding. As a military spouse, I have worked in 9 districts, taught nine subject areas and eight different grade levels. I have worked in tiny schools of only 180 students k-12 and been Teacher of the Year in a district of 24,000 teachers. I have become a master of adapting to new systems, curriculums, and technology tools. I had to for survival, so it is pretty rare for me to see something in EdTech that is so new and transformative that it makes me stop and recognize that something is different, but that is exactly what happened with Scoutlier.
If you’re getting pushback from your active learning strategies, read this!
I know we all feel some frustration from students experiencing a new approach to learning, especially at this time of year. This is impetus to stick with your active learning approach! Check out this great Science News article from Harvard University : More learning in ‘active learning’ classrooms, but students don’t Read more…
We’re a Top Pick for Real-World Science!
We made the list of Top Picks for Real World Science at Common Sense Education!See here:https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/real-world-science-resources-for-students
It’s Getting Easier
We are opening up Scoutlier to all Google teachers, not just Google Classroom users!Soon, you will be able to share assignments with your students via a code, much like many of our favorite edtech tools: Kahoot, Desmos, FlipGrid, and others.You won’t have to onboard students or sync Google Classrooms, but Read more…
It’s 2019. So why do 21st-century skills still matter?
We hear more and more about how important 21st-century skills are for all learners as they prepare for future careers. At Scoutlier, we’re especially interested in helping provide tools and support teachers in gathering evidence of learning and improving student outcomes as they practice the 21st-century learning skills, or 4C’s in Read more…
