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 …
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 …
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 …
8 Creative Ideas for Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week Teachers have one of the most important and challenging jobs on the planet. According to data from the National Education Association, the average teacher in the US works over 52 hours a week, including 30 hours of in-class instruction and 22 hours preparing lessons and grading assignments. …
9 Colleges with the Most Flexible, Nontraditional Curricula College is a great time to try your hand at many different subjects and obtain a variety of skillsets before you commit to a major or multiple majors. For this reason, as well as to ensure a well-rounded education, most colleges require undergraduates to pursue some sort …
It should go without saying that everybody, regardless of beliefs, background, or circumstances in life, should have the right to a safe and enriching college experience. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, intersex, questioning, or anywhere else on the spectrum. According to a …
Whatever your areas of interest and your goals in life are, having a solid knowledge of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) can go a long way. For example, if you’re interested in politics, STEM knowledge is helpful with all the environmental and scientific issues on the political horizon today. All the technological innovations …
Making money as a college student is crucial, here’s why – College is the time to find yourself, discover the world, and decide who you will be in it. Regardless of your parents’ financial situation, whether you have a scholarship or not, whether you have time or not, an essential element of education is discovering life’s important …
