Education How to Develop a Greater Sense of Motivation in Studentskqed.org Teachers can know their content backwards and forwards. They might have put hours into their lesson plans. But if their students aren't motivated, …
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Education Eight Ways To Teach Climate Change In Almost Any Classroomkqed.org NPR/IPSOS did a national poll recently and found that more than 8 in 10 teachers — and a similar majority of parents — support teaching kids about …
Northern California Hillary The Donkey, Trapped On Island For 2 Years, May Finally Be RescuedHuffPost - Hilary HansonRising waters and an injured leg left Hillary stranded on the small island in a California lake. A lone wild donkey separated from her herd by rising waters nearly two years ago may finally be getting
Cemeteries Brown bear ‘digs up grave and eats freshly buried corpse’ and is shot dead as it ‘returns to cemetery for secothesun.co.uk - Will Stewart in Moscow A BROWN bear feared to have dug up grave and eaten a freshly buried corpse was shot dead when it returned to the same cemetery for a "second …
Writing The Importance of Establishing Routines: Nurturing Independence from the Starttwowritingteachers.org - Stacey Shubitz There are some routines that are more important to teach than others during the first six weeks of school. In the midst of building classroom …
new movie news Richard Williams, ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Animator, Dies at 86Variety - Nate Nickolai Renowned animator Richard Williams, best known for his work on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died Friday at his home in Bristol, England, Variety has …
Science Museums Brilliant things happen when science and photography collideMother Nature Network - Mary Jo DiLonardo From the intricate lace-like structure of a telescope to a shiny, closeup of an ebony stag beetle, there are moments when photography shatters the …
California Department of Education Disastrous California curriculumjpost.com - NOAH PHILLIPS Unfortunately, the contents of the current draft are wholly inadequate at achieving a balance of ideas and representing a diversity of ethnic …
Lettuce A family found a living frog in a carton of organic salad greens. Enjoy your dayCNN - By Kendall Trammell, CNN(CNN) — You might want to take a close look at the next organic salad you eat. A family in North Shore, Wisconsin, found a live frog in its store-bought salad, according to CNN affiliate WTMJ. And the
Schools We Have Ruined ChildhoodThe New York Times - By KIM BROOKSAccording to the psychologist Peter Gray, children today are more depressed than they were during the Great Depression and more anxious than they were at the height of the Cold War. A 2019 study published
Tokyo 2020 9 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The Worldbuzzfeednews.com - Gabriel H. Sanchez Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet. In this week’s roundup of interesting and usual photo …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEssays The 25 Best Websites for Literature Loversflavorwire.com - ArtBooksFilmMusicTV It’s an interesting relationship that book lovers have with the Internet: most would rather read a physical book than something on an iPad or Kindle, …
World News Thailand's beloved lost baby dugong dies with plastic in stomach, vets sayFox News - Robert GeartyA sick baby dugong beloved in Thailand has died with bits of plastic in her stomach, officials reported Saturday. “Mariam” was adopted by the Thai public and became an internet sensation after being discovered
Jeffrey Epstein All the ways Jeffrey Epstein reportedly decorated his NYC mansionBusiness Insider - Libertina BrandtThe late Jeffrey Epstein made headlines in July after he was arrested on suspicion of sex trafficking minors in his Manhattan and Florida homes from 2002 to 2005. On August 10, he was found dead in a jail
Science 30 Craziest Predictions About the Future Experts Say Are Going to Happenboredpanda.com - Livvy Melba The future! It’s either going to be really, really amazing, or really, really awful. Will we be commuting to work on flying bicycles on …
Pedagogy Empowering Students to Find Their Own Wayascd.org - by Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda As teachers, we need to design learning experiences that help students get in touch with who they want to be and what they want to accomplish in the …
Teaching How to Teach Students Historical Inquiry Through Media Literacy And Critical Thinkingkqed.org - Katrina Schwartz Many students are not good at evaluating the credibility of what they see and read online according to a now-famous Stanford study that was released …
Teaching Why Adults Should Listen, Learn, Trust, and Expect More From Kidskqed.org - MindShift When Adora Svitak was twelve-years-old she spoke on the TED stage, saying she hates the world "childish" if it's being used to describe irrational …
Capitalism What Marxism Got Right About Capitalism: It Became Socialismthestranger.com - Charles Mudede by Charles Mudede Alex Potemkin/gettyimages.com First things first: Marxism is a theory of capitalism. You can think of it this way: There is a theory …
Success Is this the secret to achieving academic success?weforum.org - Paul Ratner What one factor is responsible for getting good grades? Of course, there's hard work, and having an engaging and qualified teacher. A well-designed …
Walmart Parents Complain They Have to Buy School Pens, Teacher's Response Draws Controversytheepochtimes.com - Jack Phillips A teacher’s response to when parents in his class complained about having to buy school pens has struck a chord. “I was feeling pretty jaded this …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Creating Real Opportunities for Student Leadershipcoolcatteacher.com - by Vicki Davis
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Schools Uncommon and Overlooked Teacher Supplies for Back to Schooladvancementcourses.com - Posted July 17, 2019 in Classroom Management, Parent and Community Impact, Teaching Strategies It’s that time of year again. As you prepare for back to school and consult your checklist for the first day, you might want to take a closer look at …
Education Science of Learning Insightsthe-learning-agency.com - Ulrich Boser One of the perennial criticisms of our educational system is that students just “memorize isolated facts” instead of engaging in deeper forms of …
Vocabulary 5 Tips for Raising a ReaderNational Geographic - Laura GoertzelChildren who read often have bigger vocabularies and stronger comprehension skills. And a Pew Research survey reported that reading is considered the second most important skill kids need to get ahead.
Philosophy What makes a good death? | New Philosophernewphilosopher.com Last year my 92-year-old grandmother, April, wrote a letter to The Times of London: “Sir, Why do we have to announce, in death notices, that all our …
Mystery Writers Are Sharing Their Most Overused Phrases And You've Definitely Seen These BeforeBuzzFeed - Daniella EmanuelWhat are book characters doing when they're not shrugging, hesitating, and raising their eyebrows? But I've definitely noticed that writers use the same type of phrases A LOT. Well, apparently so has Boyne,
Science A Woman Lived with a 'Twin' Inside Her for 17 Years Without KnowingGizmodo - Ed Cara A young woman in India unknowingly lived with one of the rarest and most unsettling medical conditions for nearly two decades, her doctors say. …
