A homeschooling mother took ‘real world learning,’ to a new level when her family sold their Texas home and bought a sailboat, committing to a life on the high seas.
“My kids meet people from all over the world, different languages, different cultures,” said Renee Whitaker, a mom of five. “It’s a very global education.”
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Around 353,000 Texas students withdrew from public school to homeschool between 1998-2018, according to the Texas Education Agency. Following a homeschooling surge post-pandemic, there was a 40…
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The education of care-experienced children should be redefined to include a much broader range of activities to better support their development and success, a new study says.
Those who have been looked after perceive education in a much wider way than other young people, including their life experiences and social skills not just exams, the research shows.
Regardless of their performance in school, those who took part in the study portrayed themselves as achievers in the context of this broader concept of education, and described being as proud of qualities such as independence, agency and capacity…
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I’ve seen a lot of teachers on Twitter, or X, or whatever we’re supposed to call it, wondering what we are going to do now that Twitter’s demise seems inevitable. Twitter has been a wonderful place for educators to gather over the years. I’ve made so many friends through Twitter. I’ve also learned so much from teachers willing to share their expertise on Twitter. Believe me, no one is sadder than I am at the state of things. I don’t know the actual statistics, but I know I’m leeching followers weekly, and most have…
Our young people are leading the adoption and advancement of these new technologies.
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Artificial intelligence is changing the world.
The world’s attention is now fixed on the unfolding impact of Generative AI tools on knowledge and creator economies. Schools, serving as the very epicenters of knowledge and creative work, may well be the first place the broader public sees tangible change take shape.
Leaders and visionaries the world over are actively advancing the applications of this rapidly developing technology. The pace of progress is measured in days and weeks, rather than months and years, and it’s only getting faster.…
“[W]e are committed to ensuring that all Canadians have access to trusted, professional and qualified advice,” Tashia Batstone, president and CEO of FP Canada, said in a release announcing the change. “Central to this mission is ensuring that all QAFP professionals and CFP professionals are equipped with the best possible technical and professional skills.”
Jason Knell, academic director, curriculum and corporate training programs with SeeWhy Learning in Mississauga, Ont., said taking in-house education allows FP Canada to “close any gaps in proficiency,” especially considering that multiple designations have been approved for use of the “financial planner” title in Ontario. In…
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Files | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout
“One exam does not define a person’s ability” and “success comes to those who never give up” are some of the messages Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had for Class 10 and Class 12 students whose results were announced by the CBSE on May 12.
“It is a moment to rejoice the success and cherish the fruits of hard work that you put (in) all year round. Best wishes for a happy and bright future. Many friends might not have met (their) expectations. I appeal to them to not…
The most important question educators ask when we design curriculum is, What is it we want students to learn? If we don’t know the purpose and goals of our work, how can we evaluate students or respond if some of them are not learning?
This process of identifying the purpose of the first lesson is what educators call backwards design. In my 26 years of teaching, whenever our content team struggled to write assessments or respond to struggling students, it was because we did not agree on the specific goal of the lesson. For example, the goal of a US…
Are you an ESL teacher looking for ideas and ESL games to spice up your lesson plans? Have you been searching high and low to break up the monotony in your classroom?
Fret not! Here at ESL Resources & Activities – English Teaching 101, we got your back!
Let’s face it, teaching English as a second language is hard. Very much so. And frankly? The same can be said from the students’ perspective as well; learning ESL is not exactly anyone’s favorite pastime, especially for kids and teenagers.
To combat this ever-pertinent problem, many teachers embrace gaming in the classroom.…