Where's the Joy in Learning? Flickr:WoodleyWonderworks A school is not a desert of emotions," begins an article by Finnish educators Taina Rantala and Kaarina Määttä, published last month in the journal Early Child Development and Care. But you'd never know that by looking at the scientific literature.
Sitting through stuffy lectures with a monotonous teacher is a student's worst nightmare. But Pinterest may be changing that. Yes, Pinterest, the site where people pin their favorite pictures on boards to share with the world. With Pinterest gaining traction by the day, it's becoming a valuable tool for educators.
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world's leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries.
The Office of Educational Technology is involved in a variety of projects and initiatives that leverage technology to improve teaching and learning and create opportunities for innovation.
One of things that keeps me up at night is the miseducation of young Black boys. For those of you who have high minority populations in your schools, this is enlightening.
High-quality education is the result of a system, not just of the work of individual teachers. If you put a high-quality teacher recruit into a dysfunctional school environment, the "system wins every time."
Ypsilanti Middle School students will have the option to participate in a more hands-on, project- and technology-based curriculum this fall. YMS will be among the first middle schools in the nation to adopt New Tech Network's national education model, which is the model used at Ypsilanti's New Tech High School at Ardis.