How to Turn Digital Games Into a Fun Physical Learning Experience at School
Digital games grounded in body movements bring learning to life, thanks to close collaboration between teachers and game designers.
Life Is the Ultimate Informal Learning Experience
Informal learning in life happens when people mine their own experiences for insights that can drive development and performance improvement.
Personalizing the Learning Experience: Insights from Future Ready Schools
In the past if you’d seen one definition of personalized learning, you’d seen… well… one definition of personalized learning.
Creating an Authentic Learning Experience
In the era of the internet, students have a world of information at their fingertips. Therefore, learning and retaining a mind full of ...
The Learning Experience (Sugar Land)
At The Learning Experience®, we are dedicated to cultivating creative, compassionate and innovative young minds through our proprietary curriculum and enrichment programs that increase learning.
The New Learning Experience in Action
One thing all learners have in common is where they begin. Learning begins at home. The New Learning Experience is a new approach to education that fosters b...
The Wonderful Learning Experiences of Adult Learners
Should learning be tailored for adult learners pursuing CTE? Yes! And that wasn’t a trick question. Think about adult learners and everything that competes with their time, everything that requires them to find a way to experience student satisfaction. CTE provides a true glimpse of what you can do and...
Making a Homeschool Convention a Learning Experience
Homeschool conventions can be a source of inspiration and encouragement for parents. Attending the many workshops and hearing the speakers will motivate you. It will refresh you to continue your homeschooling journey with a new mindset. It can also be an educational experience for children. If you are bringing your children with you, plan for them. You may … Continue reading "Making a Homeschool Convention a Learning Experience"
Using Technology to Create Authentic Learning Experiences
Meenoo Rami In my last post, I wrote about the potential value of education technology and how it can be used to give power and agency to students to tell their own stories. I got a glimpse of this transformation taking place in my class this quarter. As I contemplated the goals at the beginning of the year, I knew I wanted my students to have authentic experiences as readers and writers. So this quarter, we have worked together to create a teen…
GOFFNEY: Motivation essential in crafting a positive learning experience
As the superintendent of schools for Lufkin ISD, one of my primary responsibilities is to effectively motivate leaders to lead, teachers to teach and students to learn. Motivation has been defined as “the willingness of a person to expend a certain amount of effort to achieve a particular goal under a particular set of circumstances.” With current federal and state legislation requiring schools to meet accountability…
5 strategies to improve the learning experience for K12 students
From retailers to restaurants, advances in user experience (UX) are transforming nearly every facet of our lives. Customer satisfaction is shaped by more than just the content, products, and transa…
Flipping Assessment: Making Assessment a Learning Experience
What’s been left out of the conversation about flipped classrooms, however, is why and how we might also need to flip our assessment practices.
New approaches to discussion boards aim for dynamic online learning experiences
Instructors and students alike are growing tired of the discussion board formula. Innovative approaches point to the potential for more meaningful online learning experiences.
Always Remember to Ignite Imagination When Creating Learning Experiences
Our imaginations are very powerful tools, and there is no reason why we can't allow students, even encourage them, to explore those places of themselves in the learning they do, straight up through college. The bigger we can dream, the better we can make this world.
Why Schools Need Signature Learning Experiences
Signature experiences and signature building blocks can promote model efficacy, prioritize important outcomes for students and serve to differentiate schools and networks.
Six Trends Improving K-12 Learning Experiences
In this age of technology and innovation, the K-12 classroom is continually evolving in order to adapt to the times.
Why We Need Transformative Learning Experiences
Two things are true as I sort through my reflections on transformative learning experiences: We need intensive, immersive opportunities for learning (such as a trip to Kenya) and we also need to build in mini-opportunities for transformative learning every day.
Leading Thirsty Learners to Fountains of Practical Learning Experiences
When it comes to creating a learning experience, what’s new and what is changing might be the method of execution or the “how” — but not the “why.”
How to Create Deeper Student Learning Experiences Through Authentic Questions
When teachers give students the space to pursue inquiry, kids can take more ownership of their own learning and generate authentic questions.
