Journaling for Learning
The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. Proverbs 20:5 To write is to…
Novo Ensino Médio e a Aprendizagem na Prática
A aprendizagem deve estimular no educando, um perfil protagonista, onde o objetivo é fazer o aluno solucionar problemas na prática, e vivenciar situações que desenvolvam…
Abordaje creacionista en Biología (parte 2)
Desde la perspectiva evolutiva, la palabra “eucariota” proviene del griego “eu” que significa “verdadero” y “karyon” que significa “núcleo”. Por lo tanto, eucariota se refiere…
Abordaje creacionista en Biología (parte 1)
La clasificación de las células es un tema de gran importancia en la biología, ya que nos permite entender mejor la complejidad de los seres…
Journaling for Learning
To write is to think. Writing a journal at the end of a class session offers an opportunity for students to reflect and express their…
A Makerspace in Your Classroom
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams A makerspace, an area dedicated to creation and…
Activating Student Engagement
“Cindy Engel studies zoopharmacognosy, or ________________.” I paused the video on the caption so the students in my Speaking and Listening Intermediate ESL class could…
Benefits of Outdoor Education, Part 3: Spiritual Development
While we appreciate as educators the benefits that outdoor education has for the mental development and skills development of our students, there is another benefit…
Benefits of Outdoor Education, Part 2: Emotional and Social Skills
In addition to helping students strengthen their brain function and ability in the classroom, outdoor learning helps improve our students’ mental health and social and emotional…
Benefits of Outdoor Education, Part 1: Brain Function
Many people today believe that education needs to take place inside a specific structure during a set number of hours. Before there were formally structured…
Committed to Teaching
I’d been teaching in the English Language Institute for 6 years and thoroughly enjoyed the last 3 or 4 classes. They had been a delight…
Holistic Teaching in Higher Education
We often think of elementary classrooms when talking about holistic education, but holistic education is just as important in college as it is in elementary…