The importance of education in a global economy is undisputed, and in the wake of international assessment studies schools and kindergartens have become the focus of considerable public interest. As a new generation of educational environments are designed and built, this Design Manual helps architects to grasp the underlying educational theories and how they can be realized in built form, so that the building fulfils its role as a 3-dimensional curriculum plan.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Simple Machines
Bill Nye explains the concept of simple machines in this episode of the Bill Nye the Science Guy series. To demonstrate how man has devised methods for making work easier, he climbs aboard a roller coaster and takes his bike to the "Tour du Science." To his explanations of pulleys, levers, ramps, wedges, wheels, and screws he inserts his trademark humor and parody to create a fun learning atmosphere.
Children's Learning From Educational Television: Sesame Street and Beyond
With its unique perspective on children's educational television and comprehensive approach to studying the topic, this volume is required reading for scholars, researchers, and students working in the area of children and television. It offers crucial insights to scholars in developmental psychology, family studies, educational psychology, and related areas.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Farming
The importance of farms is the topic discussed in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Farming, another episode in the very popular series of science education programs. Urban students may not fully comprehend the basic workings of a farm, but the Science Guy provides the information in this episode. Students will see what is involved in growing food. Nye goes into the biological control of pests, and the hazards of widespread chemical pesticide use.
Too Simple to Fail presents a startling dissection of what is wrong with our educational system and a set of simple, common-sense steps for improving it. This simplicity, Bausell argues, characterizes both the schooling process and the science of education, as witnessed by legions of researchers who have discovered precious little that their grandmothers didn't already know. Yet surprisingly, based upon the author's own studies and a review of the past 30+ years of educational research, these discoveries boil down to a simple but powerful theory: The only way schools can increase learning is to increase the amount of relevant instructional time for all students.
