February 2010 Blog Posts (135)

TEACHING TECHNIQUES-THE BEST ONE OF ALL…

As the name implies, graphic organizers are visual learning tools which facilitate the students’ ability to learn and understand better. However, the effectiveness of these graphic organizers depend on the involvement of the teachers and their responsibilities in explaining to students how to use such tools. Graphic organizers are suitable for students in all age groups; it helps them organize complex information into concise visual…

by Alix E. Peshette

Reposted from the Impetuous Geek



Say YouTube to most educators and IT folks and they will probably wince. Many school distrists block YouTube or only let teachers acess the site. However, amid the offensive flotsam and…

K.I.S.S.

This ico-term carries two connotations with it.

Keep It Simple Stupid.

Or

Keep It Short and Simple.

This term is normally applied to marketing and engineering type situations but with all the innovation and…

Science Teachers: It's not too late to join us for tonight's web seminar: Teaching Biotechnology: New Tools and Resources for the STEM Career Pipeline offered by NSDL and the NSTA Learning Center.

Register now:…

Should effort be a part of a student's grade?

Earlier this week I attempted to answer this question with a brief response. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that such a big question was deserving of a big response, so here's my long answer.

I think effort is important, REALLY important. The reason that I had such a hard time answering this question is that I really, REALLY think grades are overrated. A good grade might get a child free…

Nicely Done! Over 200 people -- better than 1/3 of all AV-1 members -- responded to the second AV-1 survey (Salary and Education). Significant sample data such as these enable us to feel comfortable suggesting that some of these statistics fairly represent the learning space microcosm, as a whole. (We expect that you will let us know otherwise!)

Later this week, we'll share some organizational demographics gleaned from your responses, however, today…

A collection of web sites with thousands of free video lectures and related course materials, including many offerings from major universities.

There are thousands of video-taped course lectures, and many other more complete course offerings, available for free on the Internet today. The quality and quantity of these offerings is growing and improving daily.

How educators and students choose to leverage these types of resources is also evolving. As stated on…