Digital Tools in Urban Schools demonstrates significant ways in which high school teachers in the complex educational setting of an urban public high school in northern California extended their own professional learning to revitalize learning in their classrooms. Through a novel research collaboration between a university and this public school, these teachers were supported and guided in developing the skills necessary to take greater advantage of new media and new information sources to increase student learning while making connections to their relevant experiences and interests.
Promoting Independent Learning in the Primary Classroom
From birth, human beings are striving to make sense of the world. They learn through interaction, modelling first hand experience and independent action. Most children arrive at school with the notion that being independent and having the desire to take responsibility has been seen, in their homes, as a good thing. However, what often happens is that responsibility may be denied them in school and further bids for independence are viewed as negative behaviour.
Mind Maps for Kids - The Shortcut to Success at School
'Mind Mapping' is a system of planning and note-taking that cuts homework time in half and makes schoolwork fun. 'Mind Maps for Kids' is Tony Buzan's first book written specially for a younger audience, suitable for ages 7 to 14.
Conversations with Millionaires: What Millionaires Do to Get Rich, That You Never Learned About in School!
Discover the amazing secrets of nine successful self-made millionaires that can get you all the success and happiness you could ever want. Plus, these secrets can help you eliminate years of struggle and wasted effort and make you an absolute fortune ... Just like they already have for thousands of others! These millionaires include: the co-Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Multiple Streams of Income and Nothing Down, The E-Myth, Guerrilla Marketing, plus Jim McCann (the CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS), Jim Rohn (Tony Robbins' mentor),
Get ready for school with Blue, Joe, Periwinkle and more! From figuring out clues to figuring out word problems, preschoolers will discover that the learning never ends--even when the school day does--in these two episodes of Blues Clues!
