The internet sometimes allows students to be several steps ahead of teachers, asserts Abhinandan Bhattacharya, an English teacher in India. Bhattacharya and other educators describe how some teachers are adapting their teaching in response to students' easy access to online information -- and misinformation.
Project-based learning deepens education by helping students actively assume roles in which they can apply lessons learned in the classroom, asserts Mike Gwaltney, who spoke on the topic during a presentation at the International Society for Technology in Education. In this article, other PBL advocates share insights about the practice.
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A study by consulting firm McKinsey & Company found that a blend of teacher-directed and inquiry-based methods is most effective for teaching science. The analysis, based on data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, showed that, while teacher-directed methods improved test scores, inquiry-based methods had the most influence over students' attitudes toward science.
Schools in Alberta, Canada, next fall will offer Arabic classes if 12 or more students at any K-12 school in the province want to enroll in the programme. The language curriculum is under development and will be based on an existing one in Edmonton Public Schools.
This article highlights efforts underway to spread innovation in education worldwide. Among the efforts cited are RoboTutor from Carnegie Mellon University, Literacy Education and Math Lab and Fuji Kindergarten.
Video can make educational content entertaining for students but may not help them retain information, according to researcher Juan Cristobal "Cris" Castro-Alonso of the University of Chile. In a study of Australian students involving 12 abstract symbols, researchers found the students remembered fewer symbols after watching animation than they did after watching a static image for the same amount of time.
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