Elective Education

👏👏 Everyone learns in a different way. As an adult, what do you know now about your learning style that you wish your younger self knew?

Teach them the way they learn best 💜

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Elective Ed podcast#1: Teacher Shortage This a breakdown of how the teacher shortage affects special education students and a breakdown of the on-campus team that can help.

Illustrated Periodic Table Shows How Elements Are Part of Everyday Life

Teach students to curate a project With so much information available, it’s imperative that students develop the skills to effectively find and evaluate sources of information, categorize what they have found and create new meaning.

I like this idea!

Teaching meditation to at-risk teens could lower crime and dropout rates Simple lessons like breathing and counting to four can help fight crime.

Is this what we give our time and talent for? I hope more teachers stand against these ridiculous 'evaluations!'

Taos teachers burn their evaluations TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) - Teachers are fired up over their new evaluations. The scores were released earlier this month, but many teachers say their grades don't hold any water. It's why a group of teachers in Taos are striking a match in protest. Some Taos teachers say their profession is being stomped o…

Watch Joi's talk on how innovation starts with you: http://t.ted.com/SgeEyHQ

This man has an amazing view of education and business in general. http://www.ted.com/talks/ricardo_semler_radical_wisdom_for_a_company_a_school_a_life

How to run a company with (almost) no rules What if your job didn’t control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don’t have to). It’s a vision that rewards the wisdom of workers, promotes work-life bala…

WATCH: What adults can learn from kids Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism.

WATCH: The power of believing you can always improve Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems.

Something needs to change...

The Disturbing Transformation of Kindergarten One of the most distressing characteristics of education reformers is that they are hyper-focused on how students perform, but they ignore how students learn. Nowhere is this misplaced emphasis mor...