Ying Yang of Content Development: Striking the Balance

Ying Yang of Content Development: Striking the Balance

It has been almost 30 years since I attended the Teaching and Curriculum Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Most of what I learned has long been forgotten, as the realities of teaching and writing lessons taught new, equally important lessons. But one of...
Rethinking Grammar Instruction to Keep Students Interested

Rethinking Grammar Instruction to Keep Students Interested

As an elementary school student of the early 1990s, I grew up accustomed to worksheets as a form of instruction and assessment. Years ago, when I began my first year of teaching, I fell into this trend, too. For grammar and mechanics skills in particular, I relied on...
Improving Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Improving Professional Development Programs for Teachers

You’ve been in that conference room, right? You can hear the buzz of the fluorescent lights… smell the coffee going stale… hear the click of the presenter’s laptop as they scroll to Slide 57 of 70. Mention “Professional Development”...
Current Trends in Instructional Design for Content Development

Current Trends in Instructional Design for Content Development

Today we are going to take a look at some current trends in instructional design that have been accelerating in recent years. As a starting point, the ability of learners to access information when it is needed, using browser-based resources, is driving many of the...