Not that all teens hate math but some do, and that disdain slows down their mental ability to run with any numeric benefits for their lives. So it only makes sense to bust a few math moves that ensure delight for many more math students. Yes, they’ll begin to dance… Read more »
Looking for a riveting page-turner for adventure lovers? Support secondary school students summer reading through this non-fiction narrative, they won’t put down. They’ll engage their keen sense of adventure while awakening their unique intelligences to walk into the most terrifying geological event of our time. In his award-winning book, ERUPTION,… Read more »
Find this article – Hack Secondary Lectures with Brain Boosts for Focus and Fun, over at EduTopia! If you’re like me, you’ve likely noticed secondary students focus faster and remember more when they tackle topics with more mental equipment than mere listening skills. Yet when pressures slip in from tests,… Read more »
Teachers say SPINNERS BE GONE! Kids say SPINNERS BELONG! Who’s right and what does a fidget spinner say about teaching and learning? Play holds a delightful place in the human brain for every learner. Could it be the fidget spinner taps into our mental equipment that learns more in less… Read more »
Imagine the fun of discovering cool POINTS OF VIEW on a hot topic from your father, grandfather, or a man you admire and respect. Then get ready to enjoy these fun guided tasks with dad! In order to gain insights into what Dad thinks, it’s absolutely essential that you learn… Read more »
Reflective learning hands us lamps of curiosity, clears diverse pathways forward, and offers authentic outcomes to showcase what’s learned! Its omission creates quagmires of stagnation in people and in their professions. How could summer break offer magical moments in reflections that will rejuvenate your coming term? How can stepping back… Read more »
As the anniversary of life-changing sorrow and loss nears for some of us, we look forward together. In celebration of a life deeply treasured, we award the first two scholarships to honor our internationally beloved Robyn McMaster who passed on July 7th, of last year – well before we were… Read more »
It’s no secret that teens are dropping out of school at alarming rates. Or that kids who drop out face a higher risk of drugs, depression, homelessness, and even death. What I find especially alarming though, is that these at-risk teens bring amazing mental capabilities into every circle they enter…. Read more »
Ever wonder why a kind gesture leaves you laughing more? Hoping more? Learning more? Or simply stepping lightly and on point toward a finer goal? In 2014 a Harvard study of 10,000 middle – high school kids, 80% of the students said they valued achievement and happiness over caring for… Read more »
It’s not enough to call for active learning at secondary or university, or to show shortcomings of lectures as NPR and others do. Yet it’s a vital start! Increasingly I meet faculty who’d jump at a chance to try a new approach to teaching if they had support to make… Read more »
