Inquiry-based learning is not a new method. It can be traced back to the education philosopher John Dewey. Asking questions is the core of inquiry-based learning. The focus of this technique is to answer the questions the students care about. This motivates them to ask new questions. The process becomes more …
Schools can rise and fall according to the strength of their teams. Well-functioning leaders and their teams can be essential for the progression of an educational institution. Effective teams strengthen leadership, improve teaching and learning as well as nurturing relationships within a school’s system. Team building and its leadership can …
The article, “The Importance of Real Reading for Resistant Reader”, by Meaghan Hanrahan Dobson emphasizes on students who don’t read regularly and often fail standardized tests which lead them into intensive remedial classes in which all they do is learn test taking strategies to earn a high school diploma. Most …
“Early intervention is a system of services that helps babies and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. Early intervention focuses on assisting eligible babies and toddlers learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first three years of life, such as: – physical (reaching, rolling, crawling, and …
In years past, students who had emotional and behavioral disorders, or EBD, were kept separated from students who were in general education classrooms. In the current educational system, however, students with emotional and behavioral disorders are often provided accommodations in a general education setting. What sort of accommodations the student …
Offering students rewards for positive performance or behavior is a way of applying behaviorist conditioning, which calls for supporting positive student behavior with actions that the student perceives as positive. This type of reward system has been shown to be positively connected to higher student achievement. You can provide many …
State testing accountability places demands on teachers and schools. A study by the National Center for Fair and Open Testing found that states use tests to identify accountability and rely on scores to decide whether teachers and schools should be sanctioned or rewarded. Some schools encourages students by offering rewards …
Roughly 95 percent of students labeled with a disability attended special education or mainstreamed classes in regular schools in 2009, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. An additional three percent were served by separate schools for students with disabilities and 1.2 percent attended regular private schools, notes the …
In recent years, an increasing number of students entering college have needed to take remedial classes. Remedial classes, also known as developmental or basic skills courses, are intended to deal with academic deficiencies and prepare students for the rigorous college-level coursework they’ll be engaged in during their program of study. …
Since its inception in 1916, United States Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Programs have been contributory in preparing high school students to become productive citizens and leaders in their personal and professional lives. As of the date of publication, there are over 1,645 high schools that offer JROTC program in …
