by Heather MacCorkle | Aug 21, 2017 | Education, Essays, Learning, Life, Teaching
There are so many articles, blog posts, and books about the purpose of education that it might seem odd to see yet another one. However, this might be a good exercise for any teacher to try, if only to determine his or her own views on the subject. Reading about it,...
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 21, 2017 | Education, Learning, Teaching
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by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 18, 2017 | Education, Learning, Teaching
This weekend, an email from Library 2.0 came in with a link to a fascinating interview with Steve Hargadon. Steve is the founder of Classroom 2.0 and co-chairs the event “Hack Education,” among many other activities. Here is a quote from the article that got me...
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 17, 2017 | Blogging, Education, Learning, Teaching
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by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 11, 2017 | Education, Learning, Teaching
Creating Infographics with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Finally Canva The image below is a novice’s attempt at creating an infographic. It took over a week to conclude that trying to create this monster with Illustrator or Photoshop was an...
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 4, 2017 | Education, Learning, Teaching
In this presentation, you will learn more about my vision for a standards-based classroom: what it would look like, how it would be run, and how students’ progress would be recorded and reported. [grassblade] This is the final presentation in a series of three....
