No, not going to Sochi, or to cultural events and tourism ( maybe a little) but to learn and study with Russian educators and groups. Most of us in the US who have worked with NASA have studied and worked with Astronauts and Cosmonauts .They have been partners for a very long time. Theater " Peace Child ' Play A class that I taught and parents helped me to do the play, " Peace Child". A little girl from Maine prompted exchanges with Russia. We did the play just as the … [Read more...]
Coding…
CODING coding ˈkōdiNG/ noun the process of assigning a code to something for the purposes of classification or identification. You may know coding as programming. Coding is the act of writing a program in a programming language. So when people say you will need to know coding, they are saying you need to know two things. You need to know the language and you need to know how to use the language. It is easier to show an example of coding than to explain … [Read more...]
Listening and Learning with Children to Stop Cyberbullying…An International Conference
Representatives from Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Google attended the Prince Edward Island Summit to Listen to and to share with children.. Parry Aftab went to the places where children learn and she talked with, and listened to the children. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia Parry has a touch with … [Read more...]
Got Game? Playful Learning?Sesame Street is the place to go!
Games have all of that and more... Sesame Street Games are a part of a beautiful educational package of resources. Play is our brain's favorite way of learning. Diane Ackerman Contemporary American author Stand beside a child with boots on near water and you can predict what will happen, most of the time. SPLASH! Learning is not like that.. Sometimes the splash of integrated learning is not allowed. Countless administrators have cautioned teachers to not use games, but we have … [Read more...]
Changing the World of Education with Google Glass!
In this era of technology change and transformation there are new tools to help us achieve the ultimate in education. It is a time of change. Transformational change. Some of our needs in education are to make the best use of the learning landscape . In a recent blog , Edutopia, a blogger,Ainissa Ramirez says," Creativity is seen as the secret sauce for STEM, i.e. learning science, technology, engineering and math." Creativity can break the ice to enable learning but connected learning must … [Read more...]
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