EDUCATION BLOG

What is School-Based Management?

2014-01-10T20:55:00.000+07:00

School-based management (SBM) is the decentralization of levels of authority to the school level. Responsibility and

Teaching Mathematics Using Cooperative Learning

2014-01-10T20:10:00.000+07:00

Below is an example of using cooperative learning to teach a math lesson based on the three major components of cooperative learning: "lesson preparation," "lesson instruction," and "lesson evaluation." In this example, five students with LD attend a third

What is a Number?

2014-01-05T10:47:00.000+07:00

The concept of number is the most basic and fundamental in the world of science and mathematics. Yet a satisfactory answer to what a number is was attained only in 1884 A.D. by Gottlob Fregé [1], the founder of modern mathematical logic. His answer remained unknown to the world until Bertrand Russell, the English mathematician and logician, in his attempt to base all of mathematics in terms of

Teaching and Learning Strategies

2014-01-05T10:32:00.000+07:00

Children in care may struggle to control their emotions more than other children. Assisting them to understand their feelings and develop appropriate responses to emotional situations is a key task for both teachers and carers. This section explains how teachers can effectively engage with early-year, middle-year and older students. Early years Impulse control is a skill many children develop

Two (Optimistic) Predictions for Learning in 2014

2014-01-05T10:23:00.001+07:00

T he beginning of a new year always prompts list-making — resolutions, what went right last year, what can be done better in the next. How will 2013′s trends shape the year ahead? Looking into a crystal ball (and with input from experts), these are just two of many)movements we hope will take shape in classrooms across the country in 2014. Self-Directed Learning Using Digital

10 Ways to Teach Innovation

2014-01-05T10:17:00.000+07:00

One overriding challenge is now coming to the fore in public consciousness: We need to reinvent just about everything. Whether scientific advances, technology breakthroughs, new political and economic structures, environmental solutions, or an updated code of ethics for 21st century life, everything is in flux—and everything demands innovative, out of the box thinking. The burden of reinvention

Why We Need To Value Students’ Spatial Creativity

2014-01-05T10:12:00.000+07:00

At 16, Albert Einstein wrote his first scientific paper titled “The Investigation of the State of Aether in Magnetic Fields.” This was the result of his famous gedanken experiment in which he visually imagined chasing after a light beam. The insights he gained from this thought experiment led to the development of his theory of special relativity. At 5, Nikola Tesla informed his father

The Causes and Prevention of Math Anxiety

2009-03-18T10:19:00.003+07:00

by: Marilyn Curtain-Philips, M. Ed. Mathematics anxiety has been defined as feelings of tension and anxiety that interfere with the manipulation of numbers and the solving of mathematical problems in a wide variety of ordinary life and academic situations Math

Express Pride and Commitment to Your College or University

2009-03-09T15:08:00.010+07:00

by: Melvin Anderson Having an opportunity to attend college was one of the life's experiences that will always have an impact on my journey through life. With that experience and becoming a little wiser (older is a more applicable description), expressing pride

WINDOWS 7 WILL BECOME THE MOST FAVORITE OPERATIONS SYSTEM

2009-03-09T14:57:00.002+07:00

Windows 7 will be the most favorite windows for windows fansThere is a cycle in every industry, including IT industry. While some new technology is first introduced, the big players will be watching and judging around. Later on, when more big players join the game, it will be over. AMD, Nvidia and Intel are expected to move away from integrated graphics processors in favor of new development,

School-Based Management: Can It Work in Indonesia?

2009-03-09T14:45:00.000+07:00

by: Basilius Bengoteku, and Mark Heyward When the 2003 Education Law was introduced, Indonesia formally adopted a policy of ""school-based management"" for its 216,000 public and private schools, and madrasah (Islamic schools). In theory, this means that

Five Classroom Management Tips to Silence a Noisy Class

2009-03-09T12:49:00.000+07:00

by: Rob Johnson 1. The first thing to remember is that you are the boss. Self belief is incredibly important in this job. You can’t expect pupils to respond positively to you unless you believe, really believe, that you fully deserve their respect and