The 6 Factors Changing FinServ Learning and Development
Chris Nekvinda PhD from Cannon Financial shares the six factors forcing the finserv world to change its learning and development. Read the full post now.
How YOU Can Be an Advocate for Early Learning
Rhian Allvin, Executive Director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, explains how YOU can raise your voice to support the early ...
For Adults, Lifelong Learning Happens The Old Fashioned Way
Even after high school or college, Americans keep on learning. While online tools make this easier than ever, a new study finds the vast majority of adults prefer taking classes in physical places.
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
InBrief: How Resilience is Built
Children are not born with resilience, which is produced through the interaction of biological systems and protective factors in the social environment. The ...
The Building Blocks of Learning
The good news in education is that attention is finally turning to the psychic and emotional qualities that children bring to the classroom.
Failure Is Essential to Learning
To help these kids make the kinds of gains they need to master the Common Core, students must learn to receive feedback and also how to use it to improve.
The Role of Metacognition in Learning and Achievement
Learning how to think about thinking can help students develop strategies for solving problems and understand tasks at hand.
3 rules to spark learning
It took a life-threatening condition to jolt chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam out of ten years of "pseudo-teaching" to understand the true role of the educator: to cultivate curiosity. In a fun and personal talk, Musallam gives 3 rules to spark imagination and learning, and get students excited about how the world works.
The Importance of STEAM Learning
If you are familiar with the technology or educational sectors, you have undoubtedly heard that STEM, which is educational focus in science, tech, engineering and math, is being changed to STEAM, to include the arts. This is an initiative that is being accepted on an increasing scale by institutions, corporations, and education and tech professionals,and we here at Vidcode are totally on board<br>STEAM learning is…
Discipline Through the Lens of Deeper Learning
Rich opportunities for deeper learning reside in the interactions between adults and students about behavior and life choices.
Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?
Research shows that students, especially boys, benefit when teachers share their race or gender. Yet most teachers are white women.
Homework: High-Quality Learning, or Act of Compliance?
Homework has been a controversial issue for a long time. Some teachers use it to extend learning while others seem to use it to promote compliance. How do you use homework?
5 Ways Parents Can Support STEM Learning
By Sarah Cornelius - Take a look at these five simple tips to engage your child in STEM learning outside of the classroom.
All Hands On Learning for these ECPI University Students
These ECPI University students take their learning beyond the textbook with hands-on lessons to teach them real applications of what they're studying.
Could Active Learning Be the Key To Paying Attention in Class?
Learning begins with attention, but attention is not always easy to come by, especially in large university classes. Instructors deserve
Personalized Learning: More Teacher, Less Algorithm?
Many in the ed-tech sector believe algorithms are key to customizing education, but the most compelling examples of personalized learning are driven by teacher-student relationships.
New Effort to Promote Social-Emotional Learning in Schools
A multiyear endeavor organized by the Aspen Institute seeks to help schools better teach social and emotional skills alongside traditional academic subjects.
Arts Integration for Deeper Learning in Middle School
Critical thinking, risk taking, and collaboration -- along with academics and discipline -- are just some of the areas where Bates Middle school educators re...
