August 25th, 2009
The Lure of Learning: Saving the Scientist in Your Child
“Scientist in the house!” That’s what you’ll hear from a curious 5-year-old named Sid when his grandmother brings him home from preschool each day. You’ll also hear questions. Big questions like “Why are my shoes shrinking?” and “Why do bananas get mushy?” But then that’s what scientists do, and that’s why in many respects children are born scientists.
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The Lure of Learning: STEMming the Tide
There is much talk among educators these days about STEM, an acronym for “science, technology, engineering, and math.” The United States has fallen seriously behind on a variety of measures connected with student achievement and interest in these areas, and this gap could pose a threat to our economic competitiveness — and more! — if we don’t do something about it.
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WANTED: An Apollo Program for Math
We now have the know-how to raise the mathematical performance of our nation’s schoolchildren in the 8 to 13 age-range to the top of the world rankings in a single school generation.
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“No Tray Left Behind”: Styrofoam (Used) Tray Project
Students from my 3D Studio, Body in Time class constructed a sculpture made from about one thousand used Styrofoam* (polystyrene) trays. The dirty compartmentalized trays were collected (and washed) from NYC Department of Education schools, including PS 41, in the West Village, NEST+m on the Lower East Side and PS 163 in the Bronx.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...April 28th, 2009
Celebremos! How Maya and Miguel celebrate El Día de los Niños
The annual celebration of El Día de los Niños originated from the Latino community and is now a special day for all children. On April 30th every year many nations throughout the world celebrate Día de los Niños to honor and celebrate the children who represent the future of each and every society.
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Martha — Now Speaking @ The Library!
Learning to read is seldom a wholly intellectual issue -- the context in which a child learns to read is as important as the child's capacity. Numerous studies and our experiential knowledge inform us that struggling readers often feel nervous or stressed, both emotionally and physically, when asked to read in class.
(4 votes) Loading ...March 27th, 2009
An Insider’s Look at Celebration of Teaching & Learning 2009
Creativity and innovation in education were the resounding themes of this year's Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference. Hosts Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 organized the event into content strands that reflect contemporary educational challenges: Technology, English Language Learners, Literacy, Math, Science, Global Awareness, and Autism.
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Bringing Adventure into the Classroom
By Jon Bowermaster. -- It wasn't too many years ago that a children's book publisher, who shall rename nameless in order to protect her and her company, said to me in her office "kids today just aren't into adventure." To which I, having written a book for her for young adults about a very amazing adventure, took umbrage.
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The Intensive Kindergarten: Responding to a Need
By Shirley Cohen. -- A few weeks ago Dorothy Siegel, who is a member of the panel on Autism Intervention for the Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference, as am I, described the ASD Nest program on this blog site. That program was developed in response to a need for a better option within the public school system for higher functioning children on the autism spectrum.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...February 25th, 2009
Thoughts on Literacy
By Tony Abbott. -- While I write fiction for young readers from age 7 up through middle school, the bulk of my books are read by second and third graders at level, and older readers who, for any number of reasons, might be a bit slower to come to books.
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