The Kahn Academy website provides a free online library of over 2100 educational videos in the fields of mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, finance, economics, astronomy, and history as well as 100 automated self-paced exercises (mostly in math) with continuous assessment.…
Some readers of earlier posts about reading comprehension understandably have trouble wrapping their heads around the notion that interpretation and comprehension can be considered one and the same. I think it would be helpful to consider verbal conversation. When we …
Because of all the recent discussions concerning national standards for students (and teachers) and a universal and generic curriculum for all students, I feel that a closer examination into a book that discusses the problems around NLCB and mandatory testing …
Social justice is the belief that all individuals are invaluable members of our society, that all people can contribute to the betterment of our society. Social justice means resources are distributed equitably, social power and privilege are non-existent, and mutual …
While in my earlier post I argued that any worthwhile interpretation of a text must be preceded by competent understanding, let’s consider the inherent dangers of this approach and the value of an alternative one.
The danger of neglecting an …
Jason, thank you for sharing with us ideas that do challenge me to explore and clarify my own views more thoroughly than before. We are dealing with a complex problem, so, for the sake of simplifying our discussion, I am …
Alright, it might not be the most in-depth presentation of scholarly material, but it sure is catchy. Check out these info-packed music videos created by talented teachers Amy Burvall and Herb Mahelona spoofing popular hits. You’ll find spin-offs of everything …
A recent study headed by Elizabet Spaepen of the University of Chicago brings more evidence indicating that without words people have difficulty conceiving of large numbers. The study was conducted among deaf people in Nicaragua who use an informal form …
When Matthew Leeb of collegehumor.com created a faux Facebook page for World War II he may have had his tongue planted firmly in cheek, but it demonstrated a whole new range of possibilities for presenting material to students. That’s right; …
Imagine yourself getting to the beach on a hot summer day (Yeah. Take a deep breath. The day is coming!) You greet the lifeguard who, in turn, replies by saying, “The waves are unusually high today.”…
A couple of recent posts (Interpeting Comprehension, Reading is a Cultural Activity) on LearningDiversity.org have rested on the assertion that reading is a cultural activity and that we teachers should encourage students to read creatively. My worthy …
The following Arts Integrated interdisciplinary curriculum unit comes to us from artist and art teacher Pat Bock and frequent contributer to www.learningdiversity.org, Diana Mackiewicz. Pat has given us examples of ways that several of us have recognized content connections, …
I’m still a relatively new teacher, but based on my experience and in reading quite a bit (for better or worse) about models for reading, I am concerned that many models of reading comprehension focus on certain aspects of reading …
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