Monthly Archives: April 2012

Apr 13

Just Press Play! “Engage university students by creating a fun, interactive and social mechanism for them to track their achievements” – USA

Apr 12

“You can’t get around the need for great teaching” – France

Apr 11

“Chess can be a student’s driving force, helping in every aspect of critical thinking development” – Garry Kasparov – Russia

Focus
Apr 10

Focus: 100th “voice” today on Daily Edventures!

This Week's Preview
Apr 10

Week of April 9

If you didn’t yet get a chance to read my blog post about Jennifer Corriero, please do. Jennifer, along with Michael Furdyk, created TakingItGlobal, an organization that inspires and involves youth to make a difference in their world.

Apr 10

“Play is at the heart of learning” – USA

“Give yourselves and your students permission to play,” says Henry Jenkins.

Apr 9

Gaming for the Greater Good: “technology really enables the possibilities to help people”- USA

Apr 8

“Inspire, inform and involve youth to shape a better world” – Canada

Apr 7

“Give the world the best you have” – India

Apr 6

“Just come out of your shell and communicate” – India

Focus
Apr 5

Focus: Introducing “Classrooms of the World”

I travel to dozens of countries each year, and over the years, I’ve had the privilege of visiting hundreds of classrooms. I’ve consistently found that visiting teachers and students where they work provides important clues about how education happens in … Continue reading →

Focus
Apr 5

Focus: Join the Partners in Learning Network and experience global collaboration!

Collaboration is often mentioned in interviews on this blog and discussions I have with educators throughout the year as one of the most important opportunities to further innovative education, inspire new practices and improve upon each other. Today, I want to … Continue reading →

Apr 5

“Stop-motion animation as an educational tool creates big results in the learning process and give my students an opportunity to be animation heroes”- Macedonia

Apr 4

Drawing on Inspiration: Challenging the World of Learning through Comics – USA

“In their capacity for juxtaposing and intersecting diverse elements visio-spatially, comics facilitate the making of unexpected connections, and in this way can be fertile sites for discovery,” says Nick Sousanis.

Apr 3

Teach a Man to Fish, Feed Him for a Lifetime – Mauritius

Raksheet Haulkory believes that “living values” – empathy toward nature, compassion for others and ethical living – should be front and center for educators.

This Week's Preview
Apr 2

Week of April 2

We’ve talked a great deal here about games-based (or “playful”) learning. (Did you see my conversation with Tracy Fullerton last week? Fascinating …)

Apr 2

“I’m just not good at math” and other myths proven wrong – USA

If you, or one of your students has ever proclaimed, “I just don’t get math,” Robin Angotti has a solution for you: Kinect.

Apr 1

Translating Trash into Learning Treasure – South Africa