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Change is Coming

Elizabeth wrote 1 day ago: SEEING PROBLEMS If you have read the articles I have posted here, you have surely noticed that I do … more »

Tags: effective education, Alfred, bastien, change, Faber, Gifted and Talented, hal leonard, Learning Piano, Mainstream

Keeping Students Engaged in the Classroom

nssea wrote 2 days ago: By Mark Mallardi & Kent Brings, NSSEA Suppliers   One of the most daunting challenges facing e … more »

Tags: Teachers, Education

The Joys of Flocking and The relevance of innovation

whichlevel wrote 3 days ago: After reading about the new social browser, flock, I finally got around to testing it. Well, whoa! i … more »

Tags: Gist, Nigeria, Flock, Browser, Innovation, Educational Policy

A New Kind of School1 comment

nssea wrote 1 week ago: Imagine a classroom where students influence the curriculum and class schedule more than the teacher … more »

Tags: Teaching Standards, private school

Dynamics of an Intensive Teaching Campaign

alexbn wrote 1 week ago: Invitation to prayer, service to community, children as teachers, the effects of prayer, lessons le … more »

Tags: US M&A, Anna's presentation, Children as teachers, Door-to-door teaching, Follow-Up, Prayer - guidance, prayer power, Prepare to meet receptive souls, teaching experiences

TeacherTube: Quick Lessons1 comment

ginac wrote 1 week ago: TeacherTube is the YouTube of the education world.  While there are not nearly as many videos on Te … more »

Tags: video tutorials, Online Tools, Video, Eclectic Homeschooling

Summer Homeschool: Everything is a Lesson!

ginac wrote 1 week ago: As a homeschool family, we worked pretty hard between August and May, so we decided to put the text … more »

Tags: activities, Eclectic Homeschooling, Just For Fun

Homeschool Strategy: Documenting Student Achievement Online

ginac wrote 2 weeks ago: Homeschool instruction varies from structured, ‘public school at home’ style to complet … more »

Tags: Online Tools, Eclectic Homeschooling

Discovery!

mwolske wrote 3 weeks ago: In 1998 I added a number of hands-on, active learning activities to the course Introduction to Netwo … more »

Tags: Teaching, Active Learning, introduction to networked information systems

My Teaching Influences

mwolske wrote 4 weeks ago: In a recent meeting, I was asked about my background as a teacher and the specific influences that l … more »

Tags: Service-Learning, Teaching

Building a Program of Service Learning

mwolske wrote 1 month ago: I had a great meeting today with Anke Voss and Noah Lenstra. We discussed a number of points about … more »

Tags: Service-Learning, Active Learning

Media Glamorizes Teen Pregnancy

docdobbins wrote 1 month ago: The recent prgnancy pact of seveteen Gloucester, Massachusetts high school students raises the quest … more »

Tags: sex, Sex Education, Parents, Church and sex, teen sexuality, Parents as sex educators, Teen Pregnancy, Media and teen pregnancy, Media and teen sex

Charter schools, Ikea style2 comments

philosophunk wrote 1 month ago: Nestled between a blurb about the impending purchase of Anheuser-Busch by InBev, and a report on Eu … more »

Tags: The Setup, charter school, Kunskapsskolan, Sweden, Ikea, Volvo, Private Education, Public Education, privatization

Why Homeschool?2 comments

ginac wrote 1 month ago: Personally, public school was never an option we considered, but for those parents who haven’t … more »

Tags: News, gifted

A Homeschool Perspective: The Importance of Creativity

ginac wrote 1 month ago: TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is an amazing global movement that host … more »

Tags: Art, Eclectic Homeschooling, interdisciplinary, Music, Creativity, TeD

Rise of the lecturette

ddigenti wrote 1 month ago: Instructors new to technology sometimes think they can simply record their standard 50-minute classr … more »

Experienced teachers at work attract spiritual forces

alexbn wrote 1 month ago: Connecting hearts and souls (US, DC, 9 June) Here are three highly inspiring stories of teaching enc … more »

Tags: US-D.C., Anna's presentation, Door-to-door teaching, Heart to heart teaching, Inviting receptive souls into the Faith, Moving for the Faith, prayer power, Teaching teams, Unity

Big Picture Thinking: Math and Science

ginac wrote 1 month ago: If you follow this blog, you know that we have posted our opinion on the importance of teaching mat … more »

Tags: Eclectic Homeschooling, Math, Physics, Science

Classroom Management with John Rambo

philosophunk wrote 1 month ago: The most difficult task that I encounter daily is maintaining composure, optimism and patience in th … more »

Tags: Teaching, Rambo, Junta, Burma, Rebels, SPDC, Learning, Classroom Management, Movies