10 Strategies for Effective Online Teaching The shift to digital teaching and learning has been a sudden one. Teachers and students alike are still navigating this change, which has been a long time coming, though the suddenness has been unprecedented. The climate in which we are currently living has shown us that digital education is …
Learning in a Time of Coronavirus Nearly 300 million students worldwide are home from school in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to the United Nations, 23 countries on 3 continents have had varying degrees of school closings. In some countries, including Hong Kong, schools are being closed for almost an entire …
10 Tools to Cope with School Stress As we enter the beginning of the school year, it is normal for students to experience academic stress and anxiety. While stress related to school cannot be completely eliminated, it can negatively impact a student’s academic, social, and psychological outcomes if not effectively dealt with. Even worse, school …
Konversation with Literature Scholar Samcha Lowang For this week’s Konversation, we are talking to Samcha Lowang. Originally from Arunchal Pradesh, India, Samcha is currently working on her PhD in literature in New Delhi, India. In addition to reading, she loves writing, traveling, history, DIY projects, and fashion. She offers sessions on all of the above …
Konversation with Educator, History Lover, & Humanitarian Aditi Maheshwari This week’s Konversation is with Aditi Maheshwari from Indore, India. A woman of many talents, Aditi offers a whole range of sessions on Konversai, including Hindi, Sanskrit, math, yoga, Indian cooking, and Indian history. She is also fluent in English, French, and Arabic. Aditi is currently …
Send Your High Schooler to Summer Camp at a Top American University We recently published a blog post about summer camps for high school students at some of the top universities in the United Kingdom. Continuing with that series, this week’s blog post looks at summer camps for high school students offered at some of …
Send Your High Schooler to Summer Camp at One of the UK’s Top Universities Many students (and their parents) dream of attending a prestigious university. What better way to get a feel for the college experience than to actually spend time on the campus, taking classes from the professors, staying in the dorms, and getting …
The Ultimate Guide to Experiential Learning Activities for Math As we talked about in a previous blog post, experiential learning—or learning by doing—helps students to better retain what they learn and appreciate the real-world relevance of the subjects with which they engage. Math in particular is one subject that gives many students anxiety. What’s more …
Konversation with Sarah Allmon: Choir Teacher, World Traveler, Language Lover, and Fashionista Konversai is starting a “Konversations” series as part of our blog where we conduct interviews with our users and learn more about who they are and what they do, both on and off Konversai. This week, we interviewed Sarah Allmon (brzyskis), a middle …
5 Ways to Make Experiential Learning Part of Your School Year Whether you’re currently a student or you have long graduated, school has likely played an important role in your life in some way, shape, or form. For many people, school consists of studying, completing assignments, writing and passing exams, and moving on to the …
