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Priming the pump: Introductory and preview strategies for English learners
Erick Herrmann EducationMany teachers are familiar with the importance of building background knowledge and linking to prior knowledge for English learners. When students encounter a new topic in school, they are spending a considerable amount of mental energy as they learn and deepen their understanding of a topic. For English learners, this is compounded by leaning this new information in a new language. To better prepare all students, and especially English learners to learn and understand a new topic, we should "prime the pump."
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Do college career centers really help students find jobs after graduation?
Julie Anne Wells EducationFrom the minute the last cap hits the ground at graduation, the pressure is on for college students who aren't on the grad school track to become full-time employees. But some of them are finding their job hunt a little bit easier than others. The question is: are colleges offering enough support to help them succeed in the professional world? For many American students, the hefty price tag of college tuition is an investment in a better future. Yet, according to the McGraw-Hill Education's Future Workforce Survey, only 4 in 10 college students feel "very" or "extremely" prepared for their careers.
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Enterprise service management delivers value to educational entities
Nancy Van Elsacker Louisnord EducationThe trend of educational entities adopting IT service management solutions has been on a steady rise. Educational organizations want to align operations with overall institutional strategies and goals. The IT organizations that service these educational entities play a major role in supporting educational functions by offering IT services to support the business and the mission of the institution. These organizations that are taking these technology steps find that there are fewer break-and-fix issues, but more instances where they can be builders of things and integrators of things.
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Food delivery technology is evolving quickly
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageA new development at the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, Virginia, heralds an interesting turn for the food delivery industry. Students, staff, and faculty on campus can now order food and drinks with the help of robots. A strategic partnership between robotics firm Starship Technologies and food service giant Sodexo has created the Starship Deliveries app, which promises to change the future of food delivery, especially on college campuses. But George Mason is not the only campus to make news in this regard.
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Eliminating the digital divide and increasing access to technology
Brian Stack EducationInequities regarding technology access in our schools can cause students from different socioeconomic backgrounds to fail to develop information capital, which leads to a shift in power. This concept has come to be known as a digital divide, and it is a problem that schools take a close look at. Today, school districts are seeking effective ways to increase access to digital tools and resources to disadvantaged populations in an effort to close the achievement gap that the digital divide has the potential to create.
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He struggles with reading. How can ‘EARSS’ help him?
Howard Margolis EducationLike all children, struggling readers learn best when they attend classes in which they feel physically safe and emotionally confident. But given their all-too-common histories of failure, peer taunting, and humiliation, they often view school as threatening. As stated in my previous article, Professor Patrick McCabe's principles can help struggling readers feel safe and emotionally confident in their classes. But principles are not magic. More may be needed, and the EARSS acronym, which shares substantial DNA with McCabe's principles, can point the way. For many struggling readers, EARSS can multiply the effectiveness of McCabe's tools: stack the deck for success, offer well-deserved praise, and offer persuasive comments.
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Tips for teaching first-graders music
Aileen Miracle EducationFirst-graders are at such a fun age. They are curious, but can follow directions a bit better than their kindergarten counterparts. They are excited, they are joyful, and they can really start diving into musical literacy! In today’s article, I'm writing my tips for teaching first grade.
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How I learned trying so hard to be accepted is a complete waste
Amy Temple EducationI have been living with learning disabilities for most of my life. It's who I am. My parents have never tried to protect me from the harshness of life. I learned at a pretty young age that there are going to be some people who are going to take one look at you and just instantly reject you, especially if you are learning-disabled. As accepting as I am about my learning disabilities, I went through a very long period where I sought other people's approval.
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Weaving MLK’s teachings throughout a class curriculum
Sheilamary Koch EducationTeacher Austin Crowder does not wait until MLK Day in January to present the work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to his high school students. In fact, he introduces "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" when students return to the classroom in August. Crowder shares his own reasons for intentionally initiating his semester-long government course at a public charter school in South Memphis, Tennessee, with King’s letter. "I could easily start the class with 'British philosophy on governance,' which would be fine," explains Crowder. "But I think it's important for students to see that this class goes beyond its content."
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Did the Los Angeles teachers’ strike change US education?
Patrick Gleeson EducationThe Los Angeles teachers’ strike — settled in January — was 1) an expensive waste of time or 2) changed the course of education in America. Take your pick. Your choice may depend more on your political views in general than the underlying facts. Here are the two opposing views and an attempt to determine an underlying reality that both sides might grudgingly agree on.
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