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Poem From 10-Year-Old Dyslexic Student Emphasizes Power Of Perspective
At first, the poem comes off as self-critical–a child lacking confidence and worrying about their place. But then, read it backwards…
A Letter-Writing Project To Connect Students With Senior Citizens
Domtar’s letter-writing program, PaperPal, will help youth develop fine motor skills & spur seniors to practice cognitive exercise.
4 Benefits Of Blended Learning
Often there seems to be an “either/or” approach to taking online and face-to-face (F2F) classes. Some students may want the full campus experience of pursuing a degree at a traditional brick and mortar institution, while others want the convenience and…
Curriculum Is More Important Than Learning Technology
The overwhelming amount of information will surely impede learning for many students in the absence of teaching grounded in good curriculum.
Apps To Turn Your Students Into Makers
These Apps Can Help Turn Your Students Into Makers The Maker Movement is one of creativity and invention. Of Do-It-Yourself ingenuity. Of making things with your own hands. Building something from scratch can shift a lesson from a lecture into…
How Students Are Like Cats
How Are Students Like Cats? by Terry Heick Students can be a lot like cats. This occurred to me recently when teaching a group of 8th graders about the wonders of the preposition. Cats are curious, aloof little prima donnas…
YouTube For Children: Is It Still Worth The Risk?
Over time, we’ve seen YouTube morph from a digital video library to a vending machine for ‘streamers’ saying/doing anything for subscribers.
8 Ways Educators Can Foster Passion-Based Learning
When you think of passion for learning, you might conjure up an image of Albert Einstein. Einstein was regarded as the greatest intellectual mind of our time. Einstein did not conform to a mold. He was passionate. He thought outside…