Adaptive learning platform, Fishtree, launches a new Performance Response feature, using learning analytics to further enhance the personalization process, and offer new insights into student learning. The next generation learning platform, Fishtree, has this week launched a new feature set to accelerate its impact on the EdTech industry. Fishtree, a global leader in education technology,…
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I love teaching, I love learning, and I love sharing with students and colleagues.  And, I’ve been doing it for a decade or two (actually, almost three!).  Long enough to remember that my “AV” course in university included running a “Gestetner spirit master” machine (never actually used one in my career…), the  use of  filmstrips,…
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1. “Believe you can and you’re half way there” ― Theodore Roosevelt When you enter the classroom on the first day of school, your confidence is your shield. Walking into an unfamiliar room filled with high expectations and critical minds is a challenge for even the most experienced professionals. While you may believe yourself to be…
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Classroom management is a tricky subject in the field of education. Creating a positive environment that keeps every student engaged is not easy. Maintaining that environment is close to impossible. However, there are ways to create and maintain the productive environment that every teacher dreams of, and what better time to start than the first…
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I often hear people moan about teachers moaning. The general consensus is that teachers have a shorter day, work less hours in a week, earn a higher than average salary, and have a more relaxed career, yet still manage to moan more than most. I think it’s time we investigate what all the moaning is…
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Professional development is widely considered one of the dullest routines in education. For some reason, what should be one of the most exciting and engaging aspects of a teaching career has become a mundane practice, limited to boring meetings and conferences that often leave you feeling less motivated than after a meeting with your bank…
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Differentiation has played a key role in education for as long as most can remember, but it’s finally gaining some ground. Technology is redefining the differentiation process to a level that far exceeds our manual attempts at scaling one-to-one instruction. Schools are being advised to ramp up their differentiation strategies in order to compete with…
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One of the most recurring fears that teachers face when it comes to using technology in the classroom is cyberbullying. Having become so prominent in recent years, it’s a constant threat to the youth of today, and a disheartening misuse of technology as we know it. While many would argue that bullying has always been,…
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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. 21st century educators are faced with the challenge of tracking student performance and progress accurately in an age where we are all aware of…
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I remember the first time I entered the classroom as a teacher. I was nineteen years old, working as an English language teaching assistant in the southern region of Grenoble, France. Setting foot in a foreign country with nothing but your passport to provide a comfortable reminder of home is no easy feat. Add a…
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