As educators, parents (and grandparents), it’s never too early to start our kids on the path to global learning within our own communities. Even in preschool, our children are learning valuable attributes such as compassion, respect for others, team... More >> Relevant Tags: FROM THE PUBLISHER
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Great Leaps is a mission driven company fueled by a passion for equipping students for success through simple, effective and fun educational interventions. We have effective language and math interventions but are best known for our one-on-one Readi... More >> Relevant Tags: PROFILES
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I’ve been talking for a number of years about the preparation of teachers. Most of us came through a wonderful tradition of programs at an accredited university that technically trained us and prepared us for a credential to teach. Then we all hit t... More >> Relevant Tags: FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
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When my school implemented a new literacy curriculum in the start of the 2015-16 school year, I remember laughing. Not a, “Here we go again with yet another curriculum” laugh, but a, “It wouldn’t be right to cry in front of my principal” laugh. I wa... More >> Relevant Tags:
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Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: How we can transform pedagogy with big data, artificial intelligence and social human robotics The opportunity for education to lead rather than follow innovative, breakthrough applications of technology is within reach. Educational leadership can leverage these technologies to advance teaching and learning for each learner.
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Schools with a strong sense of community are positive places where children, parents, and staff all work together in an environment that has the potential to help each individual find success. Creating that sense of community is similar to building ... More >> Relevant Tags:
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Speaking at a conference at a school in Arkansas, I heard a saying that has great application to our educational system in the United States:
“Weighing the hog does not improve the taste of the pork.”
We over test and under-teach.
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For students to participate effectively in this changing world, they must understand it. The 21st century student will sell to the world, buy from the world, work for international companies, compete with people from other countries, manage employee... More >> Relevant Tags: GLOBAL EDUCATION
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