Robots Won’t Take Away Jobs – But Ineffective Skills Training Might
By: Paul Mumma. In current times, it is more critical than ever to utilize technolgy to improve our learning abilities and create a system of effective, lifelong learning.
Using Robots to Teach the 4 Cs to Young Students—Without Screen Time
By: Kathy Hay. A technology integrator shares how 23 districts in Iowa are promoting STEM learning while limiting the time students spend in front of tablets or laptops.
Pushing Ourselves Professionally: 5 Ways to Share Our Educator Talent
Reflecting on and sharing our work as educators through these practices can foster personal and professional growth for us and others.
We Can’t Put the Genie Back in the Bottle: Designing Next-Generation Education in the Time of Crisis
By: Hiller A. Spires, Ph.D.. Dr. Hiller shares her takeaways from the Friday Institute's Next Generation Education webinar series to provide guidance for the future of education.
Diploma Networks: A New Way to Help Schools Adopt Broader Outcomes and Next-Gen Learning Models
Diploma networks can offer schools a promising approach to adopting new outcome frameworks and learning models to help better prepare students for the future.
Four Strategies for Introducing Empathy in the Classroom
By: Caitlin Warren. Cultivating empathy in the classroom could be the answer to decreasing bullying. Here are four tips for educators looking to create more empathic classrooms.
The 5th C May Be the Most Important of All
In this post, David Ross explains how the 4Cs were not sufficient to meet Chinese educational needs. They wanted to add a fifth C, which they call “cultural competence.” According to the Chinese, the fifth C trumps them all: “Cultural competency is the fundamental value of every Chinese and provides guidance for the other four aspects (skills).”
The Importance of Being a Mentor and Having a Mentor
Mentoring is a very important part of what we “engage” in as educators. Whether we serve as a mentor to a colleague or a student, or perhaps we seek out a mentor to help us with challenges or simply to have a system of support in our personal and professional lives, it has a tremendous impact. Whether or not we even realize it at times, we are all serving as a mentor to someone.
Yoga Ed. Addresses Trauma Through Teacher, Student Self-Care
YOGA ed.'s online curriculum and coaching focuses on trauma-informed education approach for optimal teacher and student mental health, wellness, and performance.
What Educators Need to Effectively Teach About the Holocaust
By: Ivy Schamis. Holocaust education helps to create compassionate young adults, which is a vital step in preventing and combating the existence of hate in our world.
