The fun project turning school kids into filmmakers
10 Feb 2016
The ‘maker’ movement has taken many forms over…
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How to Provide Kids With Screen Time That Supports Learning
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
The digital landscape of American childhood is in flux, according to surveys:…
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Martin Scorsese and The Importance of Visual Literacy
February 05, 2016 | By andrewsiegel | The Arts | …
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Guess What! – Behind the Scenes #1 Visual literacy
Creating a new language course is always a team effort. Authors, editors, artists, designers and many others work closely together, each adding their own particular skills and insights.
Over the next two weeks, to…
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What Drives Children’s Creativity?
By Joanne Foster, EdD | Dec 07, 2015 |
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Pens vs. paintbrushes. Compelling words vs vivid strokes. What underlies creativity for writers? For artists? Are there commonalities?…
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Google Proves That TV Teaches Girls to Not Like Computer Science
By Emily DeRuy | December 1, 2015
National Journal
Girls are less likely to consider a career portrayed as the haven for geeky boys.…
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What is my learning style? How to use this in your classes
By Varsity Tutors November 14, 2015 9:32 am
You’ve probably heard of the three primary learning styles: auditory, kinesthetic and visual. Maybe you’ve even given some thought…
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How Administrators Can Design the Best Learning Experiences for Teachers
Nov 4, 2015
At the recent U.S. Education Learning…
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The Secret Weapons to Success
The recent wave of midterms has swept across Carthage, leaving some students miserable and without an A in sight. Although midterms are not uncommon in nature,…
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A TechChat on Learning Strategies With Educator, CEO and Author Barbara Dianis
Barbara Dianis, author of “Grade Transformer for the Modern Student,” had to help herself learn with dyslexia at a time when there weren’t many resources for those with learning disabilities. During her education, she developed and honed systematic strategies to not only help students with additional challenges, but anyone…
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Apps That Actually Help Kids Learn
Monday, October 19, 2015
Annie Murphy Paul - The Brilliant Blog
Last week, I moderated a panel discussion at Sesame Street Workshop (yes, there were Muppets everywhere!)—an event that was part of the launch of a wonderful new …
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Project-Based Learning and Gamification: Two Great Tastes That Go Great Together
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Times of flux should signal the A-OK for some experimentation in schools. My own school, for instance, is encouraging more PBL.
In my room, we've got my advocacy unit on superheroes. Meanwhile, a fundraiser is launching in…
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The Bare Minimum Of Learning Technology
by TeachThought Staff 9/28/15
What is the bare minimum of learning technology integration in a classroom?
Does it depend on nation, grade level, or content area? Socioeconomic status?…
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The search for a thinking machine
By Jane Wakefield
Technology reporter
Building an artificial…
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Schools adopt activity-based learning for new academic year
Tuesday, 15 September 2015 - 7:40am IST | Place: Thane | Agency: dna | From the print edition
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Aug 26, 2015
Everyone tells stories: journalists, politicians, scientists and entrepreneurs. Conveying information in a coherent and compelling way is vital to success in the real world, and it’s our job as educators to prepare our students to share their ideas in effective ways.…
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Ajit Balakrishnan: Take visual literacy seriously
Students' flagging interest in the written word is because of a generational digital divide
LAST UPDATE
September 7, 2015 Last Updated at…
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The Screen Revolution: Visual Learning, Literacy and Liturgy
COMMENTARY: As the screen culture increases, our method of assimilating and processing information is changing.
by FATHER DWIGHT LONGENECKER 08/17/2015
You may have…
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