The use of Facebook in education usually brings about some controversy but there is no denying the impact it has on collaboration for its users

I hear the term differentiating instruction thrown around all the time, but when I go into schools, I often find there’s not necessarily a whole lot of differentiation going on.

This past semester break Alex and I traveled to Kerala, India our first holiday in India after living in Asia for the past five years.

Iused to be a big fan of differentiated instruction.

This is a special blog post on a collaboration between Jennifer Petras and me.

I am presenting tomorrow at TechForum Chicago on Social Media and Student Devices Developing Guidelines.

Sir Ken Robinson followed up his 2006 TED talk with another genius speech that captures so much of my thinking and writing here on The Innovative Educator blog.

How much more evidence do we need before we conclude that charter schools aren’t the panacea for America’s public education woes that so many believe them to be?

I’ll give you their number one advice for free, “It’s all in the preparation!” For this reason, my presentations consume me.

School prepared me to be good at school but it did not prepare me for life.

There is an abundance of online tools that allows teachers to create tests and quizzes in a few simple steps

The illTwitteracy epidemic that has afflicted many educators can be eradicated with a simple 9-step plan

Clicking with Caution is a series of educational videos, created by kids for kids, to raise awareness of internet risks and teach preventive measures.

The recent story of teachers who engaged in inappropriate behavior with students using Facebook has gained attention and outcries to ban teachers from “friending” students on Facebook.

As a special education teacher working with autistic kids, I have spent many hours trying to find iPad apps that would enhance verbal skills, pragmatics, and how to answer the ”wh” questions.