- Brain Research, Education and the Battle for Social Media Dominance Does Brain Research say that Pinterest will win the battle for social media supremacy? The answer is Yes! In the social media battle, Pinterest may have what it takes to knock out the others. Visual focus means it speaks to our brains in a way the others don’t. Photos, not words, are the focus. No […]
- Profiles in International Education: Lisa Niver Rajna Dr. Jessie Voights interviewed me for the Profiles in International Education Section on her site Wandering Educators. Read about me on Wandering Educators! Here is the beginning of the Interview: Lisa Niver Rajna is our Geography Awareness Editor, a world traveler, and a science teacher in Los Angeles, California. Think that science isn’t international? Think […]
- Stop Stealing Dreams What should we do about schools? What is the way to fix education? I have been wondering what should we do next. I read about the Global Achievement Gap and technology and brain research and passion based learning and I wonder. Today I received this manifesto from Seth Godin and wanted to share it as soon […]
- Discover Water: The Role of Water in Our Lives From Blue Traveler Game Hello! I wanted to share a GREAT resource with incredible educational games. I added several to the JUST FOR KIDS page on my website but wanted you to have more information. Dear Educators, The Project WET Foundation is excited to announce a FREE new educational website for teachers and students! DiscoverWater.org […]
- Summer Science Fun for the Human Body Nutrition and Cooking with your child Students love to learn about themselves and their bodies. Inside your Outside, from the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library by Trish Rabe, is a story that has an Inside-Your-Outside machine. At the end of the story after learning all about our bodies the reader discovers: As you grow, […]