by edtosavetheworld | Jan 30, 2014 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
Yesterday we had a great guest post from teacher Laura McCarthy. Maybe it’s because I’m 7 months pregnant but I actually teared up while reading her field trip story… Laura says: “Creating a joyful classroom instills a passion for learning and...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 28, 2014 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
The first step in school transformation is building an adult culture of continuous learning, questioning assumptions, systems thinking and change leadership. The next step is building a positive psychological and intellectually stimulating environment with the...
by edtosavetheworld | Dec 2, 2013 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
The growing body of research around student engagement reveals that we should be considering this factor far more than we currently do. In Eric Jensen’s new book Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind, he informs us that: There is a strong correlation between...
by edtosavetheworld | Jul 1, 2013 | News and Trends, Stage 2: Active Processing
Is it just us or does it feel like everyone is talking about the brain lately? Today’s post tries to make sense of all the buzz. John Medina has “12 Brain Rules” Mariale Haridman suggests “6 Brain Targets” Eric Jensen advocates “5...
