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Navigating Scholarships and Creating Your Own Pathway to College
By: Nara Lee. The average amount of national student debt hovers around $30,000 for college graduates. However it is actually possible to graduate college with little to no debt--here is how to navigate scholarships while creating your own pathway.
5 Ways to Encourage Inquiry-Based Learning
By: Kristine Scharaldi. Here are five strategies for teachers that encourage inquiry-based learning and provide ways for all students to be actively involved in the classroom.
Three Paradoxes Confronting the Global Educator
By: Valerie Hannon. Many educators see the promise of personalizing education, however here are three paradoxes that can result when seeking to personalize learning in this era of globalization.
How Do We Teach the Internet?
By: An-Me Chung. By 2025, 5 billion people will be online. So how exactly do you teach necessary Internet skills to billions of new users? This interactive Web Literacy Map could be used by educators as a foundation for learning and teaching the Web.
How to Integrate Professional IT Tools into the Classroom
By: David Eisenberg. To increase student engagement in his classroom, an IT educator offers his students access to the same tech resources that IT industry professionals use.
Managing Collaboration in the PBL Classroom
By: Jennifer Isbell. As they prepare next-gen students for an unknown future full of rapidly advancing technology, teachers must find ways to inspire and instill the collaborative process to help them succeed in a world that values teamwork abilities.
Ask Not What Blended Learning Measurement Can Do For You…
By: Saro Mohammed. The "Blended Learning Measurement Agenda: A Path Forward For the Ecosystem" guide explores the growing need for a coordinated measurement agenda, and highlights the current conditions and unique challenges we face in measuring blended learning.
Take a Risk and Follow Your Own Path in Life
By: Anisha Srivastava. After winning Pearson's Student Coding Competition, Anisha explains combining her newfound passions for entrepreneurship and education.
A Silent Wish for Teacher Appreciation Week
By: Amy Lin. This week, parents and students nationwide will show their gratitude to teachers. As an educator, what do you really wish for? Share with us here or on social media.
Back to Basics: Creating Equitable Learning Environments
By: Meg Van Voorhis. Creating and sustaining a successful and equitable learning environment for students means starting with these three things.