The researchers compared what happened to the 3,000 students who had mentors at school with the roughly 5,000 students who said they had no mentors at all. The ones with school mentors did moderately better in high school with slightly higher grades – for example, a B- versus a C+ – and failed fewer classes. … Read more
As technology evolves living patterns change–and vice versa. These kinds of changes impact a range of societal factors. Your mom starts using facebook and gets more opportunities to see pictures of grandchildren, but perhaps seems less likely to call or physically stop by in lieu. Smartphones and GPS devices mean fewer people buy maps or stop … Read more
In this blog post teachers at Bedford Academy share how they’ve prioritised teacher wellbeing and improved staff retention. How are you managing staff wellbeing? To manage wellbeing effectively, it can’t be an add on, it needs to be part of your school culture. One of my top tips for supporting staff wellbeing is to look … Read more
Story Circles is a methodology being discussed and adopted by champions of intercultural learning and was a topic being discussed at the recent NAFSA conference. Darla Deardorff, a research fellow at Duke University, is one such global education leader who has been instrumental in the initiative, authoring The Manual for Developing Intercultural Competencies: Story Circles. She explained, … Read more
“Choosing to only offer classroom bachelor’s programs will not force students seeking online study to choose between an online program and your classroom program. Rather, they will be driven to another online program elsewhere, possibly of lesser quality than you could offer.” – Emily Wood, EdD, Vice President of Instructional Design, RNL. Dr. Emily Wood … Read more
It’s late September, and your teenage daughter won’t stop moaning about soccer. A natural athlete, she has always been one of the best on the field. But the sport feels different now that she’s in high school; she’s not scoring like she used to and hasn’t connected with the coach. Whether she has plateaued as … Read more
by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD Education is a dynamic field, constantly evolving with new insights and innovative approaches but sometimes those practices aren’t rooted in research and evidence. Incorporating evidence-based teaching methods allows educators to provide their students with more effective learning experiences, resulting in improved outcomes. Aside from the challenge of limited … Read more
Janine Ashman, Director of Learning and Unlocking Excellence English Hub Lead at St. Peter’s primary school in Somerset tells us about how using a phonics scheme has improved learners’ reading skills. Reading at the heart of our curriculum At St Peter’s, we believe that developing children as expert and enthusiastic life-long readers is a fundamental … Read more
How can teachers help students apply familiar information to an unfamiliar context? This research provides a thorough examination of cognitive training and its potential for achieving both near and far transfer effects – the transfer and applicaiton of knowledge. Supporting knowledge transfer Published by Sala et al., (2019), this research presents a detailed analysis of … Read more
The move, which the president has said would free up money for education among other advantages, has proved divisive across the country, with labour unions furious at the 50-year subsidy’s cut. People across Nigeria were seen lining up at petrol stations to try and get as much as possible before the prices went up at … Read more