Academy At the Lakes
Land O Lakes, FL:
Teaching Imagination: The Value of Fine Arts in Education
Words by Jay Gibson, Director of Library Services One of the best things about teaching at Academy at the Lakes is seeing the effect our Fine Arts programs have on our students. When I interact with a student in the classroom, I only see his or her academic persona, the one that is intellectually focused, …
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…
These Are the Students Who Benefit from Maker Education
Making is not only for students who excel in math and science or who are exceptionally artistic. Makerspaces benefit students with academic and behavioral barriers to learning, as well as students who are nonverbal or those whose first language isn't English. Discover the many benefits of maker education and how it offers every child an opportunity for hands-on learning.
The complete guide to taking notes without a laptop
In the US, educators are fond of introducing computers early in a child's education. But by the time that child gets to college, her professors often can't stand the sight of computers in their classrooms. Laptops are viewed more as a distraction than a learning tool, so much so that many professors ban them altogether, forcing students to return to handwriting notes in class....
Are Early-Childhood Educators 'Real' Teachers? You Bet They Are.
To the Editor<br>At the end of the early-childhood-education classes I teach, we discuss issues related to professionalism. Recently, this conversation with one of my students took an unexpected turn when she asked me if she was a "real" teacher.<br>I asked her what she meant by real teacher.<br>I knew that my student had worked at a child-care center in a preschool room for a couple of years. She was halfway through an associate degree in our applied science degree program.<br>She…
Learning to Ride a Bike and Divide
Do you remember who taught you how to ride a bike? Did that person simply place you on the seat of the bike and tell you to soar downhill? Probably not. Very likely, you began your training by learning to balance on two wheels or maybe you starting with training wheels. Perhaps you progressed to pedaling in the grassy part of your yard or the park. Some people, although very few, might have been naturals and hopped on their bikes to ride straight…
Everything I Know About L&D I Learned From 10th Graders
I often make the comment during workshops—especially when the class is for internal trainers or SMEs preparing to lead their own workshops—that I received the best train-the-trainer education working as a high school English teacher. No group of learners (of any age or occupation) was more brutally honest. Indeed, no group was more willing to tell me exactly what I was doing wrong than a classroom…
You Can Increase Your Intelligence: 5 Ways to Maximize Your Cognitive Potential
By Andrea Kuszewski on March 7, 2011<br>Share on Facebook<br>Advertisement<br>"One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one's greatest efforts." —Albert Einstein<br>While Einstein was not a neuroscientist, he sure knew what he was talking about in regards to the human capacity to achieve. He knew intuitively what we can now show with data—what it takes to function at your cognitive best. In essence: What doesn’t kill…
