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K-12 Demands for Social-Emotional Learning Products on the Upswing
Districts across the country are investing in products meant to provide social-emotional support to students, and their needs are creating new opportunities for companies in curriculum, PD, and other areas. ...
Differentiating Instruction: How to Plan Your Lessons
Some students finish tasks quickly, others slowly. Some understand the concept on the first try, and others need more practice. How can a teacher plan ahead for all these scenarios? In this video, veteran teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Synieski discuss the various strategies they keep in their back pockets for accommodating all types ... Continue Reading ...
Differentiating Instruction: A Guide for Teaching English-Language Learners
Veteran teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Synieski offer tips on differentiating instruction for English-language learners. By using techniques such as pairing up students and enhancing background knowledge, teachers can make a lesson accessible to every student in the class, regardless of language proficiency. “Not everybody will get the same exact text or use the ... Continue Reading ...
For Military Children in Special Education, Schools Often Struggle to Meet Their Needs
Navigating a school system can be challenging for any parent with a child who has special needs. But for military families, that stress is compounded by their lifestyle of repeated moves between school districts that offer varying levels of services. Even in Virginia Beach, Va., which is one of the most military-connected school districts in ... Continue Reading ...
Experience Education Week’s Summit on “Testing for Real-World Performance”
Assistant Managing Editor Debra Viadero talks about the latest turn in education toward performance-based assessment and invites educators to the “Testing for Real-World Performance” summit on Tuesday, February 19, at 1 p.m. In this online event, Education Week journalists and guests will staff online “discussion rooms” on a host of topics, including: the problems and ... Continue Reading ...
Importance Of Infrastructure For Vocational Skilling
Vocational skilling infrastructure is a combination of place, time and money and should be seen to address the trinity of cost, quality and scale in vocational skilling. ...
Feeding Two Sides With One Byte
English literacy in K12 is at levels much lower than desired. After school, those in search of jobs or seeking to advance their career, desperately desire to acquire spoken English ability. This is easier said than done. ...
Mechanical Engineering Students Are Innovating Technologies To Meet A Wide Range Of Human Needs
Mechanical engineering is not just a degree, it transforms an individual into an expert who can analyse, create, manage, maintain and offer innovative solutions to improve the overall quality of life. ...
How Study Of Integrated Marketing Communication Helps At Strategic Level?
Integrated marketing communication (IMC) is a communication plan that ensures all forms of communication and messages from a brand are cohesive and carefully linked. ...
Why Should One Opt For An ROI Based Higher Education?
Higher education in India is considered as an investment, where an individual dedicates time, resources and money to improve their professional skills and earn a lucrative salary. An estimated 5.53 lakh Indian students are studying abroad in 86 countries as per government data. ...
XLRI wraps up final placements with Rs 22.35 lakh average salary
The XLRI School of Business and Human Resources completed its Summer Internship Placements (SIP) 2016 in two and half days. ...
NIOS releases exam schedule for PDPET @nios.ac.in; check details here
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has released the date sheet for the Professional Development Programme for Elementary Teachers (PDPET) examination for Untrained In-Service Teachers on its official website. ...