Summer is waning. Have you yet had the luxury to truly and entirely dedicate yourself to any one thing? If so, did you have the space to do so for eight consecutive days? I was fortunate to have the space. The focus was climbing to the roof of the African continent. A lot was learned…
Longitudinal assessments of preK-12 students’ academic achievements show minuscule progress since the now famous report, A Nation at Risk (1983), warned that “the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and as a people.” What makes these assessments even…
Key points: Engaging STEAM education tools push students to explore learning Can a data literacy program make science more relatable? Putting the ‘E’ in integrative STEM instruction For more news on STEAM, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub According to the National Math and Science Initiative, STEM education helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving…
Key points: A love of learning can lead to a lifetime of learning How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum Here’s how schools can better support neurodiverse students For more news on instruction, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Curiosity is a fountain of opportunity for all educators. Because the world is always changing,…
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The United Nations has declared that August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. I’ve just revised and updated The Best Sites For International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People. The United Nations has declared that August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. I’ve just revised and updated The Best…
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — At the end of a semester that presaged one of the hottest summers on record, the students in Associate Professor Michael Sheridan’s business class were pitching proposals to cut waste and emissions on their campus and help turn it into a vehicle for fighting climate change. Flanking a giant whiteboard at…
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geralt / Pixabay It’s not uncommon for researchers and others who are not actually teaching in a classroom to criticize the alleged “overuse” of reading strategies. What they miss is that teachers often require students to apply reading strategies because if we didn’t, many students wouldn’t actually read the text! In other words, it’s…