Art History Will Make Your World More Rich, Beautiful, and SatisfyingThere are few things I dread more than a trip to an art museum. The spectacle of visitors drifting aimlessly between masterpieces, tossing a fleeting...
Education for Digital Citizenship: Nurturing Online BehaviorEducation for digital citizenship is crucial in today's digital age. By nurturing responsible online behavior through digital literacy, critical thinking, empathy, and ethical engagement, we can create a safer, more inclusive, and respectful digital environment. Digital citizenship education provides individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate the complexities of the online world responsibly and ethically .
5 TED-Ed Lessons to help you teach critical-thinking skillsTechnology News & Innovation in K-12 Education
Unlocking Your Potential: Mind Control and Positive ThinkingUnlock your potential! Explore diverse planners for mind control and positive thinking. From bullet journals to digital calendars, find the perfect system. Boost productivity, manage stress, and achieve your goals. Compare features, find tips, and start planning your success today. Discover the power of mindful planning.
Using Film to Teach Analysis SkillsBring real-world authenticity to literacy analysis by including movie criticism in your lessons.
3 Critical Components of Reading that Promote Lifelong Literacy SuccessEvery child deserves high quality, research-based, data-driven literacy instruction. Literacy is the foundation of all learning: without the ability to read, students will face crippling road blocks…
Common Core in Action: 10 Visual Literacy StrategiesVisual literacy explicitly teaches a collection of competencies that will help students think through, think about, and think with pictures.
Blog - Educators TechnologyThe need to develop critical thinkers has never been as urgent as it is now. In a world that is digitally focused and where there is an outpouring of information surfeit, students need to be equipped with the right tools to live up to the new learning exigencies. Critical thinking as a skill is the mother of all other skills and one that underpins and solidify students overall learning.
Critical thinking is a 21st-century essential — here’s how to help kids learn itIf we want children to thrive in our complicated world, we need to teach them how to think, says educator Brian Oshiro. And we can do it with 4 simple questions.
Blog post: How to Improve Media LiteracyOn an average day, American teens spend more time consuming media than attending school. That's the shocking conclusion of a 2015 survey: Teens (ages 13–18) spend an average of 9 hours a day using media while tweens (ages 8–12) spend nearly 6 hours a day. What’s more, these estimates exclude time spent using media for school or homework! So, how can we help students consume media wisely? How can we teach them to analyze media messages, test them for reliability, and search for bias? These…
Why do Japanese children lead the world in numeracy and literacy?Emphasis on rote learning, theory and compulsory study to age of 18 pays off, but critics say it stifles critical thought
Why financial literacy matters more than everAs the economic climate worsens, the FT’s new foundation aims to help improve money management skills for the most vulnerable
Benefits of reading graphic novels (infographic)Graphic novels, among others, help sharpen critical thinking, build visual literacy, and promote vocabulary acquisition.
White people: Let’s start by understanding our own biasesThe headlines this summer were seemingly incessant: “Georgia woman calls cops on black man taking care of 2 white kids”; “Woman Assaulted Black Boy After Telling Him He ‘Did Not Belong’ at Pool, Officials Say”; Neighbor Calls the Police on a 12-Year-Old Boy Mowing the Grass”; and so many others. Too many. They all shared one thing: white people overreacting to people of color doing normal, everyday activities in normal, everyday spaces.
Why Teaching Media Literacy Is EssentialTeaching media literacy in high school helps students develop critical thinking skills and can give them the initiative to share their voice.
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Multiple Intelligences Theory: Widely Used, Yet MisunderstoodOne of the most popular ideas in education is applied in ways that its creator never intended.
Redefining Literacy in the 21st CenturyLiteracy is “the ability to read and write,” or so I thought. This is a definition that has spanned many generations, and is still being taught in schools to this day. However, the latest…