Blended learning can be simply defined as a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path and/or pace and at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home. It is a mix…
How Do We Improve Positive Discipline for Teachers?
I mean, we’re teachers! Right? If there is anything we are supposed to know about it’s well, teaching and learning. So then why are so many conferences and workshops less than completely satisfying? And how can we change this? Let’s do something obvious. Let’s approach a Positive Discipline from the perspective of a class. Which it is.…
5 ways of using Images in the Classroom
Pictures can pack a powerful punch and they can be a very handy tool for use in the classroom. Here are five different ways of using them: 1- The First Way Choose a selection of images from the ELTtpics idioms collection. Write out the corresponding idioms on separate pieces of paper and attach these to…
Inquiry-Based Learning: From Teacher-Guided to Student-Driven
Ralston Elementary School is creating a culture of inquiry to nourish 21st-century learners. [embed]https://youtu.be/mAYh4nWUkU0[/embed] Overview Creating 21st-Century Learners At Ralston Elementary School, teachers build toward student-driven inquiry throughout the course of the unit. Starting with teacher-guided inquiry, teachers model how to develop questions over a series of lessons, showing students that there are multiple…
Amazing Video on Technology Integration in the Classroom
Integrating technology in the classroom is the best way to strength the engagement of the students by connecting them to the audience across the globe. See what education technology experts have to say about it. Thanks to this video by Edutopia. Salman Khan founder of Khan Academy says, “People have been integrating technology in the…
Ten Perspectives on International-mindedness
Dr Saud Al Ammari, Legal Counsel and Member of the Board of Trustees, King Fahad Academy, London, England—”International-mindedness is the key to having a better understanding and appreciation of one another. In fact, in today’s troubled world, international-mindedness is perhaps the way for a brighter and more peaceful future. Our young men and…