Let’s Pursue New and Broad Possibilities with our Children While Educating
Columnist Andreas Schleicher, in TeacherMagazine.com, frets, “It’s so much easier to educate students for our past, than for their future. The biggest risk to schooling today isn’t its inefficiency; our way of schooling is losing its purpose and... Read More
The Importance of Protecting Privacy in Today’s Digital World
I recently read Danah Boyd’s book “It’s Complicated” and was sparked to write about privacy, a topic I speak to faculty and students about regularly. For most of my life, invoking privacy meant keeping some ideas and information to myself and... Read More
The Importance of Failure Within a Student’s Engineering Process
With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), engaging students in engineering design practices has increased importance in science classrooms from kindergarten through 12th grade. According to TeachingEngineering.org, Engineering... Read More
Challenges of Teaching the ‘Hard Stuff’ in School
Having read the title, you are most likely expecting an article about calculus, physics or the analysis of poetry. For some, these were the more challenging school subjects. However, the everyday issues at the core of American society spark questions... Read More
Meaningful, Project-Based Learning Arises From Passion, Time and Mentorship
From the moment we are born, our journey of learning begins! As babies interact with their environment, they start to make human connections, process information and develop an understanding of the world. As each year passes, individuals expand upon their... Read More
To Grade or Not To Grade: Sparking Intrinsic Motivation
Leaders in the field of education have spent lots of time addressing the question of assessment, standardized testing and reporting grades. Why? Because they believe grades motivate. Many educators are rethinking this theory and consider it shortsighted.... Read More
Early-Stage Learning Fosters Life of Educational Stimulation
Nothing is as natural as learning. Simply put, to be alive is to be learning. In the earliest years of a child’s life, the type of learning they experience shapes their brain development. During this time, the brain undergoes a rapid period of growth.... Read More
Learning with Professor Thomas Berke
The thought of the organic chemistry strikes fear in the hearts of most students. This has never been a descriptor applied to my organic chemistry course, during which I rely on active learning and guided inquiry. These approaches provide a more exciting... Read More
Incorporating Nature with Education
“Though we often see ourselves as separate from nature, humans are also part of that wildness.” – Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods. Few people have spent time thinking about our disconnect from nature.In the field of education, this topic surfaces... Read More
Innovation in Education- The Voyagers’ Community School
When exploring education options for children, parents often encounter words like progressive, experiential, and project-based. They wonder, what in the world this is about. Often the explanations are incomplete and lack tangible examples. Despite this,... Read More
