by Ari Yares | Oct 7, 2016 | 21st Century Learning
Imagine if you could encourage literacy simply by having a family visit the grocery store? That’s the idea behind a recent story covered by NPR. It shared the results of a small study about a placing signs in grocery stores to encourage conversations between...
by Ari Yares | Sep 16, 2016 | 21st Century Learning, Design Thinking
Like many parents at this time of year, I am somewhat dreading “Back to School Night.” It’s not out of any sense of school phobia or flashbacks to my own education. After all, I’ve spent my entire professional life working in schools. I’m...
by Ari Yares | Mar 19, 2012 | 21st Century Learning
I have been a little skeptical about the use of social media in schools. It’s not that I don’t see the potential benefits for providing a space to practice digital citizenship as Matthew R. Winn lays out in his article in Learning and Leading. Actually,...
by Ari Yares | Nov 28, 2012 | 21st Century Learning
Over the last few days, I’ve found myself trying to decide if the to do list app that I was using was the right fit for me. I knew that I needed one. I’ve been using task lists in various forms since high school and moved to electronic ones with a Sharp...
by Ari Yares | Sep 10, 2015 | 21st Century Learning
Ever since I saw this image on Facebook, it’s been bothering me. On the surface, it’s a great teacher hack – get the phones out of the kids’ hands and take attendance. It’s a marvelous mix of classroom management and administration,...
by Ari Yares | Sep 21, 2015 | 21st Century Learning
Think about it. Thirty to forty eyes staring right at you. Your palms begin to sweat. They are listening to your every word. Their heads track you as you move around the room, waiting to hear what your next utterance is. Are they waiting to pounce on me if I make a...
