“Slant” it: An Alternative to the Flipped Classroom for Practical Teachers
By: Rita Platt The “Flipped Classroom” is all the rage these days. Educational journals, blogs, and chat rooms, are flooded with the concept of “flipping.” […]
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The Impact of Active Rhyming Strategies
There is a movement to teach children to read at a younger age and it may help to incorporate short periods of intentional training every day in the area of rhyming in order to move along the continuum of learning in a reasonable, developmentally appropriate manner. The focus and goal of this action research project was to increase students’ understanding and use of rhyming words as a pre-literacy skill.
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Breaking: Old dog learns new trick
In 1983 Howard Gardner published a groundbreaking book about intelligence entitled “Frames of Mind.” In it he challenged the long-held idea that we could definitively […]
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SAT scores hit new low. Public’s ability to think critically tested.
It’s true. The class of 2012 has the dubious distinction of having the lowest average SAT scores in forty years. An anomaly? No. Last year’s […]
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Brains: Elastic or Hardwired?
In 2009, I received a Master of Education in an area called “Teaching and Learning.” It’s is a fascinating and growing field as more and […]
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Listen. Boys and girls hear differently. And it matters.
The class was focused. But for the tip-tap of fingers flying across keyboards, the computer lab was quiet. Their assignment had been to research their […]
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Boys and girls see the world differently.
For years, well meaning social scientists, parents, and teachers have battled for gender equity by giving our girls toy cars and asking our boys to […]
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Are you spreading these 4 false myths?
If you google, “Harvard Graduates Explain Seasons,” you’ll find a fascinating video clip. Shot as part of the educational documentary, “A Private Universe,” Harvard Graduates […]
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See a spark, light a fire
When Steven Spielberg was eight, like many young boys, he loved to torture his sisters. Once, caught in the passions of creativity, he cut off […]
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How moving past I.Q. can boost learning
It was the end of the first quarter and Travis was sitting on the floor with three other students. A large sheet of white roll […]
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