Changing How The World Learns & Collaborates
Extra-Curricular Activities for Middle Schoolers, How Many?
How Many Extracurricular Activities Should a Middle Schooler Participate In? As children reach middle school, this phase of their lives brings a new range of physical, emotional, and cognitive milestones. Many parents enroll their children in virtual classes to maximize this critical period of their development. However, the virtual learning impact on students is still being studied. Researchers suggest that one of the online education disadvantages is that students have fewer opportunities to socialize with their peers. During middle school, between the ages of nine and eleven, children start to
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Social and Emotional Learning – Part III – Adoption
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a well-known, and often studied, theory within the educational field. Government agencies mandate it. Administrators, teachers, and staff train on it. And educational research is conducted on it every year. So much focus has
Social and Emotional Learning – Part II – Does It Fit the Current Educational Model?
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is ubiquitous in the modern classroom. From early elementary students imagining themselves as an animal, creating an artistic representation of their new identity, and sharing it in class, to high school students writing an essay
Social & Emotional Learning – Part I – What Is It?
Social and emotional learning (SEL) has been a hot topic in education since the mid-1990s, when experts in various fields developed the theory to better prepare students for school and life. Since then, school districts around the country have worked
The Communication Gap – Part III
The communication gap that exists between parents and teachers is a topic that’s often discussed among educational professionals. There is also a communication gap between students and teachers. Students are still learning critical communication and social skills they need to
The Communication Gap – Part II
Poor communication has a negative impact on all teachers, administrators, parents, and students. Not only does it impact a student’s academic achievements and behaviors in class, but it can lead to a divide between the adults and set an ‘us
The Communication Gap
Pursuing a career in the field of education means spending an incredible amount of time working with other people’s kids. Whether you’re a teacher, administrator, or staff member, your job is literally to care for kids as if they’re your
