05/18/2016 | |
TECHNOLOGY | |
By Art Willer |
Today we are all experiencing the technology… |
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05/18/2016 | |
BETTER TEACHING | |
By TJ Scholl |
All of our futures are increasingly linked to the challenges of the global… |
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by Donnie Ray Jones
July 22, 2016
The past few weeks have been full of several unfortunate violent events: the massacre in Orlando, the killing of black men by police officers, the sniper attack in Dallas, the Bastille Day attack in France, the violent coup attempt in Turkey and the shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
While many of us may not have…
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Visual Instructional Tools Are Essential When Teaching Common Core Standards
By Sargy Letuchy Jul 18, 2016
When I first saw the long list of my classes’ ELA Common Core Standards, I remember feeling overwhelmed and worrying about how I was going to cover all of…
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15 Incredible Tech Tools For Teachers To Use In 2016
PRODUCTIVITY WORKBY JULIE ELLIS
When education is combined with technology, wonderful…
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Augmented and Virtual Reality: Where Is the Educational Value?
K-12 schools are beginning to see the educational value of virtual and augmented reality and are investing in these technologies even though price points are still aimed at higher-end markets.
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Author - Timothy Gangwer, M.A.
CEO & Professional Development Specialist,
Visual Teaching Alliance
April 14, 2016
Gifted English Language Learners…
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Visual Literacy and the Visual Teacher
by Timothy Gangwer
Changing perspectives changes lives. As one of the many pioneers in the field of visual literacy, I have travelled throughout the world observing the universal visual expression that crosses all cultural boundaries. Humans are hard-wired for learning and what we learn is not nearly as…
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Do you wish your students could better understand and critique the images that saturate their waking life? That's the purpose of visual literacy (VL), to explicitly teach a collection of competencies that will help students think through, think about and…
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STEM vs. STEAM: How the sciences and arts are coming together to drive innovation
Even Sesame Street is acknowledging how the both go hand-in-hand
Wednesday 25 May 2016
There has been much talk and reportage of the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects at further and higher education level - and beyond - recently.
Exam results season in the Autumn of last year had business leaders expressing their hope that the…
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by Vicki Davis
So many of these tools are essential to me. It is amazing how I use them every single day. Here’s what I’m using all the time in my classroom (and life) right now. Some even hum along and do their job and I…
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What type of learner is your child? Here’s how to help them study more effectively
By Mieke Vlok on May 17, 2016
“If your child normally wants to study and do homework with friends, and…
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FSLC Announces New Citywide Film in Education Initiatives for 2016
May 4, 2016
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces new 2016 initiatives as part of its education program, Film in Education, partnering with cultural and educational organizations citywide to provide teacher training in visual storytelling through film.…
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From speeches on Capitol Hill to the lowliest school board meeting, there’s a word buzzing around the ears of educators all across America. This word has become a sort of ink blot…
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By Kerry Gallagher and Ross Cooper Apr 21, 2016
Many educators are playing the student engagement game. They wonder, “How can I get my students excited to learn? How can I ensure they will not get distracted easily?” Since tablets,…
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Workshops artfully joined words and pictures
By L.L. Angell, The Newsweekly
Everyone loves the comics. But today, they range far beyond "Family Circus" in the morning paper and perennial favorites like Marvel's Iron Man, the Hulk and The Avengers.
The new world of…
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Meeting challenges of teaching adolescents
BY RACHEL NOBEL | APRIL 7, 2016 NEW YORK TEACHER ISSUE
“We are like the Rodney Dangerfield of the school system,” joked Richard Mantell, the UFT’s vice president for middle schools, as he opened the UFT’s third annual Middle School Conference on Saturday, March 19. “We…
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10+ Tips for Using Brain-Based Methods to Redesign Your Classroom
By Erin Klein Mar 1, 2016
“It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” - Ann Landers…
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