Quick Classroom-Management
I made a good number of blunders my first year teaching that still make me cringe. I learned though. And it’s fair to say, when it comes to managing a classroom, most of what...
Campus Cronical
Teacher’s Bookshelf
Megan Daley :Classrooms need an area or zone dedicated to recreational reading. I vividly recall my first year of teaching and the reading zone I created in my Year Two classroom because I think...
Gifted Learners And Career Choices
Dominique Russell :New research examines the career decision-making process of gifted students from low socioeconomic backgrounds for the first time.Lead author of the report, University of New South Wales Associate Professor Jae Yup Jung,...
Power of Team Norms
Kathryn Parker Boudett and Meghan Lockwood :Improving education to meet the needs of all students requires that we deliberately engage the voices of all educators. In our experience working with schools and school systems...
Kindness Vs Cruelty
Anya Kamenetz :We both assumed, as parents of young children, that kindness is just something our kids would pick up by osmosis, because we love them. It’s a common assumption.“We often just expect people...
Private Higher Education
AFM Mohiuddin Ahmed :After deregulation program, the participation of the private sectors is increasing significantly in service sectors in Bangladesh. Higher education sub-sector is one of them. As a reform initiative of public sector...
Faculty Exchange
Kaushik Sarker :It is said that “Heroes are not born, they are made”. China has always been a place of ancient mysteries and known as kingdom of Kungfu, land of dragons etc. As far...
Mental Health Crisis
Sean Coughlan :Two-thirds of students support universities being able to warn parents if students have a mental health crisis, an annual survey suggests. There have been concerns about student suicides and the survey indicated...
Teaching kids about sustainable living
Marianne Stenger :Today’s children will be tomorrow’s leaders in the battle against climate change, so it’s vital that kids understand the concept of sustainable living from an early age.Research shows that modelling or teaching...
Global Search for Education
C. M. Rubin :Since 2009, Design for Change, based in India, has focused on creating learning environments that balance academic programs with character development. Their program focuses on problem-solving and critical thinking skills combined...
Reduced Timetables
Carl O’Brien :Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children, said safeguards need to be put in place to ensure that the use of a reduced timetable is time-limited, in the best interests of the child and...
Imbalanced Assessment in Higher Education
Mili Saha :A widespread issue is the poor standard we maintain in our higher education system. I often talk to my colleagues or students teaching in different universities or colleges about it, and I...