All Entries in the "Features" Category
The “E” in Portfolio
The traditional student portfolio—typically a diverse collection of papers—has gone digital
The Hardest Part of Customized Education
An education and a curriculum tailored to the needs and abilities of each student is absolutely critical to the future of education
Teachers Learn the Two-Step
For students who can’t communicate very well in traditional ways—through written tests, essays, and exercises—dance is one way for them to share feelings.
Body Worlds: Anatomy and Art
As humans we are intricate beings, powerful, yet fragile, but until recently, only medical students have had the privilege of looking at the human body
How to be a Responsible Parent
One thing I hear from teachers on a regular basis is that a small, but growing percentage of parents are ignoring their responsibilities as parents
The Challenge
“Lots of people claim that the education system needs to be radically changed, but when I challenge them to tell me how they would change it, I never get any answers.”
Competing with Robots
If you do any reading about the future of technology—it will blow your mind. Not only is the pace of change accelerating, but the rate of acceleration is increasing. One commentator, professional investor John Mauldin, says that we are entering an era of “perpetual future shock.”
What’s the Game? Avatars in the Classroom
If only we could harness the power of the thinking, doing, and solving engaging teens and children while playing video games and channel them toward learning, cognitive skills would skyrocket.
Teaching The Arts in the Far East
Seeking a new experience teaching music, I decided to cross an ocean and arrived in Hong Kong in August 2004. In the process, I discovered that teaching the arts is really learning the arts when instructing in a cultural tradition very different from one’s own.
How to Read, Today
How can the rich literature found in the pages of plain books compete with the interactive, flashy features of video games or an e-book?
