online learning – MARTHA RUSH

Are you ready for online teaching? Here are some tips to help smooth the way

By: mlsr10s March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

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If you’ve never taught online and suddenly you’re gearing up for weeks — if not months — of e-learning this spring, it can be very intimidating. You might be tempted to default to assigning an entire pre-made online curriculum package, assuming the kids will watch videos and do worksheets at home. I hope you won’t.…

Kids can learn online, but they often don’t

By: mlsr10s October 11, 2017

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Is Khan Academy or Crash Course (or something like it) going to drive public schools out of business? Online competition has already dominated our traditional ways of doing almost everything –planning vacations, looking for jobs, watching TV, playing games, meeting dates, talking to friends, consuming news. Just ask my former colleagues in the newspaper business.…

Help for students who lack logic

By: mlsr10s October 3, 2016

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Have you ever had to teach logical reasoning to teenagers? I have — many times — and it’s very difficult. A few kids are fairly logical already; building on that is easy. But teens who don’t think logically at all have a hard time even understanding the task. Asking them to construct an argument with…

Lessons from a “blended” classroom

By: mlsr10s September 16, 2015

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In 2010, I jumped head first into the world of “blended learning.” It wasn’t because I was eager to learn new technology tools (I wasn’t) or because I wanted a flexible schedule (though that turned out to be nice). I did it because this was the only way I would be permitted to offer AP…