Hacking the Worksheet - How to Engage Students at All Levels

Posted onMarch 17, 2016March 18, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

In this episode, we enlist the help of seven experienced educators, who share various ways teachers can engage students in learning, without using the traditional worksheet. These education hackers teach at all Read More …

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6 Things to Consider Before Writing

Posted onMarch 15, 2016March 15, 2016AuthorAngela StockmanLeave a comment

It’s 5:15 am on a Tuesday morning, and my day is beginning in its usual fashion-quietly. Everyone else is still asleep. I relish this part of my day. I’m tempted to open my email inbox Read More …

Hacking Literacy With Book Nooks

Posted onMarch 14, 2016March 18, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

With more than 120 million illiterate children, it’s time to put books in kids’ hands. In this episode of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark Barnes shares how one school built a Read More …

5 Ways to Get 100 Percent Participation in Every Class

Posted onMarch 13, 2016March 12, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

The Problem-all’s quiet The whole-class discussion scares the bejesus out of many teachers, especially newbies. Why? Simple, many students won’t participate. Is it even realistic to expect 100 percent of your students to join in-class Read More …

Hacking Connected Education

Posted onMarch 11, 2016March 18, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

Two popular connected educators discuss the problem of the unconnected educator and share some Right-Now strategies for helping them plug in to incredible professional development on Twitter. This is Hacking Connected Read More …

Hacking the Test Revisited

Posted onMarch 10, 2016March 18, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

Hacking the Test (Part 1) explains how a test is NOT assessment and how teachers can shift the conversation about learning away from the test. In this Hack Learning podcast episode, Read More …

Hacking Digital Citizenship

Posted onMarch 10, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

A simple tweeted picture ignited an ongoing conversation about education technology and its place in schools. Should we ban mobile devices in classrooms? Should we strengthen network filters? Or should we teach kids boundaries? Hack Read More …

The One Letter Hack

Posted onMarch 10, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

What if you could change teaching and learning by taking one word or phrase and changing it? In Hacking the Common Core, author/expert Mike Fisher reimagines teaching the Common Core, with his one-letter hack. Fisher replaces Read More …

How to Create a Glass Classroom Twitter Chat

Posted onMarch 6, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

The digital world helps teachers and learners make learning transparent. In essence, it helps them build a Glass Classroom. In this live #HackLearning Twitter chat, we hack transparency in education and explain how all teachers Read More …

10 Quick Fixes for Every School

Posted onFebruary 29, 2016February 29, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

Teachers worry about the Common Core, high stakes testing, accountability, parent complaints, and many other issues that face educators daily. What if you could stop worrying? What if there were quick fixes for your school and classroom Read More …

Hacking the Late Policy

Posted onFebruary 26, 2016February 26, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

It’s time to stop punishing students for turning in their work late. Author/educator Mark Barnes explains why late policies cripple learning and discourage students. Barnes provides simple steps for encouraging students to budget their time Read More …

Hacking Professional Growth

Posted onFebruary 24, 2016March 12, 2016AuthorMark BarnesLeave a comment

Learn 3 quick tips for improving your professional growth today. Bestselling author, educator, and creator of the Hack Learning Series, Mark Barnes, explains how you can access a limitless supply of powerful information from like-minded Read More …