Το Mobile School είναι ένα κινητό σχολείο που δημιουργήθηκε από το Βελγικό οργανισμό Mobile School για τις ανάγκες των παιδιών που ζουν και εργάζονται στο δρόμο και δεν έχουν πρόσβαση στο σχολικό περιβάλλον. Αποτελεί ένα πρωτοποριακό εργαλείο για τη δουλειά στο δρόμο (street work) που βασικό στόχο έχει την ανάπτυξη της αυτοεκτίμησης των παιδιών. Από…
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Since Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams first experimented with the idea in their Colorado classrooms in 2004, flipped learning has exploded onto the larger educational scene. It’s been one of the hottest topics in education for several years running and doesn’t seem to be losing steam. Basically, it all started when Bergman and Sams first…
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By George Jones on May 15, 2017 The image of the bored, half-asleep, daydreaming teen sitting in a high school classroom is all too familiar for teachers. Most teenagers seem to treat school days like a prison sentence. A recent pollfound that the top two words teenagers most associate with school are “bored” and “tired,” and this probably…
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By Kristen Hicks on February 9, 2016@atxcopywriter Decades before the computer revolution began to spread in earnest, science fiction’s most creative minds sketched out a future most of us never thought we’d see. And yet between self-driving cars and yes, even hoverboards, that future seems closer than ever. Nowhere is this more of a reality than in the…
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Transforming Schools By Candy Garner Certain buzz words and topics come and go in the arena of education. Currently, the word to know is STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math. When asked last year to serve as the STEM/Curriculum Coordinator in my district, I began to read everything I could find on…
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BY SOS SAFETY MAGAZINE OCTOBER 12, 2018 According to a newly released study, teens are endangering the development of their brains when consuming marijuana. The Canadian study, performed by researchers from the University of Montreal, found that the use of cannabis had a more negative impact than those of teens consuming alcohol. Our Sponsors (This article…
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BY SOS SAFETY MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 16, 2018 Joy Pavelich lost her son, Eric, to suicide in September 2013. She shares her own reflections on loss and grief. There are elements of common thought that, as a grieving parent, I found myself suddenly immersed in after my son died by suicide: the most significant loss that you…
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BY SOS SAFETY MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2, 2018 According to scientists, the obsession with social media, selfies, and always staying connected is linked to narcissism, addiction, and mental illness. The relationship between digital use and mental health is a very close one, as more and more psychologists are seeing patients as young as 12 years old struggle with body…
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By Adam Stone For K-12 teachers, children who exhibit the signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can present a significant classroom challenge. While the symptoms of ADHD can vary widely, the inability to regulate executive function typically appears in two ways: Through inattention, and through hyperactive or impulsive actions. As defined by the Mayo Clinic, inattention…
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