Inquiry or interrogation? What if you asked your students which of these best describes their experience with classroom questioning? How do you think they would respond?
Teaching children according to their individual “learning style” does not achieve better results and should be ditched by schools in favour of evidence-based practice, according to leading scientists. Thirty eminent academics from the worlds of neuroscience, education and psychology have signed a letter to the Guardian voicing their concern about the popularity of the learning style approach among…
Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won’t arrive overnight. A new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation’s full potential requires people and technology to work hand in hand. Source: Harnessing automation for a future that works | McKinsey & Company An eye-opening account into…
Many people are now far more familiar with their walls than they thought they would be. The walls in their homes, that is. Most every organization has been thrust into the future of work. What will determine failure or success in this brave new world? Every day, they stare at them, hoping for an idea…
I’m excited. Like, really, really, really, excited. Technology has gone from a toy, to an event, to a commodity, to a way of life. And learning has been attached along the way. Maybe we don’t always see learning and technology hand-in-hand, but the two are deeply connected and fuel each other every day. Part of…
Let me start by briefly stating my background. I graduated high school in 2012 knowing two things for certain: I wanted to play college basketball and I had no idea what I wanted to study in college. Fortunately enough, I went on to college lucky enough to be given the chance to play college…
“I had regular panic attacks, felt like I would faint at any moment walking down the street and was always on the verge of tears,” she says, adding that, “the job literally made me sick — my health had gotten to a point that was unlivable, unworkable and a mess.” So she quit her…
