by QPS | Oct 29, 2018 | Direct Instruction, English Language Arts, Reading, Reading comprehension, School News, Science of Learning, Technology in Education and Personalized Learning
Tucked inside this week’s New York Times Sunday Review is a gem entitled, “Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way.” We cannot recommend it highly enough because Emily Hanford incisively diagnoses multiple common problems with current...
by QPS | Oct 16, 2018 | Personalized Learning, Problem Solving, School News, Skill Building, Talk Aloud Problem Solving, Technology in Education and Personalized Learning, Thinking Skills
The question What are 21st century skills? is often answered by pundits, schools, and for-profit companies with catchy, possibly brand-able, lists. These lists are good clickbait but no substitute for ongoing attention to the timeless and emerging competencies that...
by QPS | Apr 16, 2018 | Educational Technology, Media, Parenting, School News, Technology in Education and Personalized Learning
No parent social gathering is complete without someone raising the topic of their kids and digital technology, a conversation rife with anxiety-filled confessions of confusion and genuine helplessness. The conversations are also vague, because the wider discussion of...
by Karyn Slutsky | Jan 17, 2018 | Educational Technology, Personalized Learning, Technology in Education and Personalized Learning
Ongoing series: How QPS regards & uses technology by Karyn Slutsky, Asst. Director, Queens Paideia The drumbeat to get students on to laptops, and online learning, is relentless in popular discussion. Queens Paideia School hears this drumbeat but proceeds with...
