Spread the loveThese sites allow you to follow your existing lesson plans by creating your own online learning resources. Some also provide the platforms you need to host virtual interactive multimedia classrooms. Boclips What It is: An educational video company with a streaming platform for teachers. Boclips have been created as a safe, easy way for teachers to use video with their students. It comes with the largest library of short-form educational videos, as well as ready-made lesson planning resources, without the dangers of open video platforms. What They’re Offering: In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Boclips has put together a toolkit […]

Spread the loveIn instructional design, there are many different models and theories that researchers and practitioners use to help design and deliver effective learning experiences. One such model is schema theory. Schema theory is a model that describes how knowledge is represented in people’s brains. According to schema theory, people have cognitive schemas—mental models of the world that help them understand and remember information. Schema theory is a useful model for instructional design because it explains how people learn and remember information. Cognitive schemas help us understand and remember information by organizing it into categories. For example, schemas may help […]

The Edvocate was created in 2014 to argue for shifts in education policy and organization in order to enhance the quality of education and the opportunities for learning afforded to P-20 students in America. What we envisage may not be the most straightforward or the most conventional ideas. We call for a relatively radical and certainly quite comprehensive reorganization of America’s P-20 system.