I’m a film school dropout and fifteen years ago I started Video in the Classroom.com to share best practices and movies from my own classroom which I used to increase reading fluency and comprehension. As …
Author: Mathew Needleman
Mathew Needleman, Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator has been pioneering the use of instructional technology for over two decades. He has been a classroom teacher, literacy coach, conference keynoter, and he currently serves as an elementary school principal in Los Angeles, California. He is the founder of the independent education studio, Needleworks Pictures.
Low Level Tech/Higher Level Thinking
Years ago, I created a hierarchy to explain my thinking around higher level usage of technology. Since then, Common Core standards have been adopted and the SAMR model has risen to popularity. I still use …