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Meeting challenges of teaching adolescents

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on March 31, 2016 at 11:19am — No Comments

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on March 29, 2016 at 8:05am — No Comments

National Education Conferences

2016 NAEA National Convention —Chicago, IL2016/03/17

2016/03/192016 NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition —San Francisco, CA2016/04/132016/04/1664th

Annual NSTA National Conference —Nashville, TN2016/03/312016/04/03

AACTE 68th Annual Meeting —Las Vegas, NV2016/02/232016/02/25

ASCD 71st Annual Conference & Exhibit ShowAtlanta, GA2016/04/022016/04/04

CAMEX 2016 —Houston, TX2016/03/042016/03/08

CEC 2016 Annual Convention & Expo —St. Louis,…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on March 5, 2016 at 9:18am — No Comments

eMuseums connects students to art, history

eMuseums connects students to art, history

By Ashley Green, ashley.green@iowastatedaily.com @ashulayg

In a world that is becoming increasingly digitally focused, ISU Museums has created an online database known as eMuseum.

The database, created last fall, is an online addition to a pre-existing software,…

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The fun project turning school kids into filmmakers

by Brett Henebery

10 Feb 2016

The ‘maker’ movement has taken many forms over…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on February 10, 2016 at 9:36am — No Comments

How to Provide Kids With Screen Time That Supports Learning

By Deborah Farmer Kris

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The digital landscape of American childhood is in flux, according to surveys:…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on February 9, 2016 at 9:28am — No Comments

Martin Scorsese and The Importance of Visual Literacy

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

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on January 19, 2016 at 12:30pm — No Comments

What Drives Children’s Creativity?

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on January 12, 2016 at 8:42am — No Comments

The Magic of Reading

The Magic of Reading

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on December 14, 2015 at 8:56am — No Comments

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on December 8, 2015 at 8:57am — No Comments

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on November 15, 2015 at 8:57am — No Comments

Launching the All New Visual Impact, Visual Teaching "Custom Workshop"

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on November 13, 2015 at 4:00pm — No Comments

How Administrators Can Design the Best Learning Experiences for Teachers

Ellen Dorr

Nov 4, 2015

At the recent U.S. Education Learning…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on November 13, 2015 at 9:42am — No Comments

The Secret Weapons to Success

BY TATIANA RADUNOVIC • NOVEMBER 5, 2015

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on November 5, 2015 at 8:09am — No Comments

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on November 3, 2015 at 8:13am — No Comments

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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Added by Timothy Gangwer on November 3, 2015 at 7:59am — No Comments