Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was proposed in 1943 as a way to study the universal needs of society. It is a motivational theory that explains the need for human’s physiological needs to be met before they can attend to needs...
Inquiry learning isn’t just for the classroom. While it is a popular approach to learning that has many great benefits at school, fostering an inquiry culture at home can further support critical thinking skills as well. However, this doesn’t mean...
When planning for an inquiry topic or unit, careful thought and attention needs to go into the kinds of learning environments to create. Teachers need to consider what types of learning environments encourage students to think independently, which ones support...
Over the past year, we’ve all had to adjust our teaching methods and approaches. Every classroom and circumstance is different, but what has remained similar is the shift to virtual learning. For many, this has meant having to leave the...
Learning about fairytales and other fictional genres are important parts of a language arts program. In particular, fairytales are the type of stories that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of age groups. This is partly due to their...
Although a week has gone by since the capitol attack, many people are still trying to process what happened. Students need opportunities to talk about these events and spaces to safely process their feelings and reactions. For most people, the...
It goes without saying that 2020 has certainly been a challenging year. Teachers, parents, students, and everyone in between has had to adapt to a completely new way of teaching and learning. Throughout the year we’ve had to adapt to...
Traditional teaching has remained relatively unchanged for decades. Compulsory public education was established so that students could learn how to read, write, and perform math calculations. In addition, students were taught subjects such as the classics, religion, and learning how...
For many of us, we can recall a time in our childhood when a teacher or parent thought of us as more capable than we actually were. It parallels quotes like “she believed she could, so she did” and “fake...
Mindfulness is a relatively novel concept that has gained a lot of attention over the past few years. It was first introduced in 1979 as a medical intervention at the University of Massachusetts. Mindfulness is a meditative technique where your...
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