by Jane Healey, Ph.D. What Students Need To Know About AP Courses Based on a review of the most current research on AP courses, Madeline Levine and Denise Pope of Challenge Success, an educational organization at Stanford University, offer a detailed report on the college-level programming. Their findings come as more and more schools drop…
As sensory input goes into neocortex, it makes memory patterns of the new data and when it sees something similar it can understand.
What Are The Best Tips For New Teachers, From Experienced Teachers? Teaching is important. Teaching is changing. Teaching is hard. And at the intersection of these three truths lies the constant need for a variety of support for teachers–new teachers or experienced. It’s one thing for trained educational psychologists to offer dry academic papers saying…
More high schools are replacing AP courses with innovative programs that prepare students for college in a more contemporary environment.
What Questions Will Help You Become A Better Teacher This School Year? by Terry Heick 1. Why are my ‘best’ lessons, assessments, and units ‘best’? And how can I share those powerful characteristics across other units, because let’s be honest, not all of your units are created equal? Your project-based learning unit that uses blogging…
Backchanneling allows students to use collaborative note-taking, ask questions, share notes, and more in real-time without ‘disturbing’ the class.
The ability to ‘rethink’ as well as effectively question what you read and see and hear are two of the most powerful ideas in 21st-century teaching.
Areas important in memory consolidation and retrieval such as the amygdala, hippocampus, and basal ganglion, can be ‘exercised.’
10 Ways To Give Students Individual Attention In A Busy Classroom (Carousel Day) by Zach Grubb, Carousel Day School Ed note: No matter the outward appearance, a classroom is a complex place, something Carousel Day School well understands. Their focus, since 1956, has been on each child’s unique character and experience. Which is why they reached…
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Adobe recently released the following infographic that captures some interesting statistics on perceived barriers to creativity in education.
Improving the connection between school and home could yield a staggering improvement in both academic and “whole child” progress.
Creating video narratives requires both creativity and teamwork. For that reason, it’s a great assignment to use in the classroom. But how do you make such a complex process playful enough to maintain the students’ attention? Until now, it would have taken a huge effort from educators to make the process seamless. Some recent social…