To teach someone to speak English effectively, a teacher must be able to put new words into context so that the student can understand the correct meanings. Because plain repetition can be boring, a skilled instructor has to make the learning process entertaining.
Apr 19, 2009
Young Learners 3404 Views
In our quest to find online educational games and learning activities for preschool kids, we did a detailed study to see how well they fulfill parental expectations and needs. Our findings show significant gaps, indicating challenges and new opportunities for online educational websites for preschoolers.
Apr 20, 2009
Classroom Materials 3155 Views
As a higher education administrator, you need to stay up to date on all of the latest in technological innovations: it is a guarantee that your students are, and your faculty probably is as well! Although Power Point presentations aren't new and you've been using them for a long time, there are ways to make them work better.
Apr 20, 2009
Lesson Planning 4463 Views
Today the K12 education world has tons of experts analyzing and measuring infinite nuisances. There are plenty of learning theories old and new. Students face a raft of assessments to supposedly measure what they have learned or are capable of learning. Yet, every school day the fact remains, there is a teacher in a classroom - doing the trench work.
by Jack Harrington, M. Ed.
Apr 20, 2009
Learning Methodology 4586 Views
Characteristics of Learning - Knowledge Transfer
Learning is all about thinking. In order for knowledge to be acquired a certain level of thinking must take place. Those levels are also called the taxonomy of learning. Taxonomy can be compared to a ladder; the higher you go on the taxonomy the deeper the level of thinking taking place for the individual.
Apr 20, 2009
Other 2957 Views
Are you a teacher's aide, teacher, or school administrator? Are you dreading the next school trip with your class - a long day, unruly students running everywhere, unhelpful museum staff or gallery attendants? Well, if you follow these suggestions, you can help ensure your next group trip will go more smoothly
Apr 23, 2009
Learning Methodology 5205 Views
Project Based Learning (PBL) provides opportunities for students to collaborate on specific tasks to resolve one or more challenges. The effort is driven by asking questions that feed the investigative processes where students do some level of research to collect data and then draw conclusions by summarizing what they found.
Apr 23, 2009
Study Skills 3152 Views
This post is specifically for highly self-motivated GMAT aspirants who dream of cracking the GMAT with 700+ scores. They understand that more and more test takers are getting adept at test taking and the competition is getting much stiffer.
Apr 26, 2009
Tutoring/Home School 2661 Views
It can be challenging to decide what to look for in a tutor. You know that you want to find a person who can satisfy you or your child's academic needs. However, you also want to make sure the person has a great personality and is able to understand learning insecurities.
Apr 26, 2009
Adults 4049 Views
If you listen to American pop music, it can improve your vocabulary, your fluency and your understanding of the culture. And it's even better if you sing along!