5 Learning Barriers and How to Overcome Them
The term learning barrier refers to anything that stands in the way of you being able to learn effectively. A person may experience one or more learning barriers throughout their education and lifetime even. For instance, let's make a supposition. Consider if you are a mathematics student and learning to resolve complex calculus queries but feeling it...
How To Set Limits To Students’ Screen Time
There is an ongoing debate regarding screen time and how much is too much for students. Whilst screen usage is essential for some learning, overuse of screens by students can potentially lead to reduced concentration, exposure to inappropriate content, and lack of physical exercise. Over time, screen addiction may even result in poor sleep quality...
7 Educational Technology Concepts You Should Know
Education technology is evolving a mile at a time. There are no more excuses for teachers to wait for the next best chance, devices to be granted to school, students to be more ready. It is here and now that every teacher has to be tech-educated and implement modern solutions in every class with no delay. Here...
EdTech Tools For Savvy Middle School Educators
As a teacher who enjoys technology in my own classroom, I have found there are so many wonderful EdTech tools and resources out there during this school year of transitioning between in-person and virtual learning. Some of my favorites include Flipgrid, Quizziz, Gimkit, Kahoot, Screencastify, Quizlet Live, Pear Deck, and...
How To Inspire Your Students To Write Killer Essays
Motivational questions are among the most relevant for modern teachers. It is not hard for some teachers to motivate their students and engage them in their reading, laboratory works, practice, and research. However, almost all of you would agree that essay writing is among the most challenging areas of study for motivation.
There...
The Future of Education [In The Post-Covid Era]
The education industry has been strongly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Students and teachers alike were suddenly shoved out of their schools and expected to adapt to remote learning with almost no warning. Considering this, it’s clear that the education industry has changed, but the question is whether or not these changes will be permanent, and what...
As Long As They Are Reading
I am coming up on the end of my third year as a librarian and ending my eighth year in education. While I have nowhere near the years’ experience as many of my fellow educators (or the teachers and librarians I worship on social media), I have noticed one glaring thing that stands out: there is still...
Top Tech Trends Reshaping Education In 2021
In 2021, new technologies have played an essential role in helping companies stay alive. For example, without websites, most companies in the retail industry couldn’t offer their products. In the education industry, likewise, without new technologies, companies couldn’t offer their services.
Since Covid-19 accelerated the digital transition, remote work and remote learning have...
How To Help Students Find Their Own Voice
Since its conception, education has been in a constant state of evolution regarding not only the content but also the method in which it is to be delivered to a learner. The challenges this curtails become even more obvious once an educator is assigned a class of young learners with little to no knowledge of the target...
Global Issues: 7 Ways to Teach Them
A global issue is any issue that affects the global community. They can be environmental, political, social, economic and more. They range in seriousness and severity from minor issues that affect everyone to global dangers that threaten the existence of the entire human race.
Global issues can no longer be dismissed as something that...
