Mumble /ˈmʌmb(ə)l/ verb
Meaning: To say something inaudibly, making it difficult for others to hear. Synonyms: Mutter, murmur. Example: He mumbled something I couldn't hear.
Conflate /kənˈfleɪt/ verb
Meaning: To bring together two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc. Synonyms: Consolidate, converge, fuse, meld, unify. Example: She conflated the three plays to produce a new one entirely.
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8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact in 2020 Gallery8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact in 2020
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8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact in 2020
The last few years have witnessed a dramatic change in the learning model. The way students are being taught today is very different from the teaching methods that were adopted a few decades back. Technology has brought about various changes in the way education is delivered and received. From self-learning to flipped classroom approach, we [...]
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Centering Dialogue in the Classroom: It’s about WE, not ME! GalleryCentering Dialogue in the Classroom: It’s about WE, not ME!
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Centering Dialogue in the Classroom: It’s about WE, not ME!
Given the current political climate marked by an increase in school-based hate crimes, engaging students in authentic conversations related to the social, cultural or political—without fear of alienating those who hold different opinions and ultimately compromising curiosity, openness, and critical thinking—can seem like a near-impossible task. Further, educators often express a lack of pedagogical confidence to effectively [...]
The New Superpower
Share everything. That was Robert Fulghum’s first lesson in Kindergarten. It turns out that learning to share will be even more important than Fulghum thought. How we share will shape the next 50 years of human existence. Production has been the focus of modern economies. We’ve reached the point where we’re good enough at production to feed, clothe, [...]
Deciding Which School is Right for Your Child
In today’s world of standardized tests, we have an abundance of data available about our children. While all standardized tests are not equivalent and some reveal much more about our children’s capabilities than others, parents today have more information about their children than ever before. As beneficial as such information can be, it also [...]
How Project-Based Learning Unleashes Students’ Creativity
Students can’t learn to become a “good person” by doing a worksheet, and their creativity can’t be measured by taking a test. With that said, as teachers, we often feel that it is our duty to teach them to master academic standards, while also empowering them to think creatively, work together, and above all, [...]
The increasing impact of technology on education
Technology is having an increasingly transformational impact on education, affecting a broad range of areas from how students learn, to how educators enhance their own skills, enrich classroom environments; as well as impacting how administrators manage grades, maintain security and track payments. Previously, in order to access the wealth of knowledge in books, one had [...]
NECO Timetable For 2019
For those interested and those who know people who are taking part in the examination, the National Examinations Council (NECO) June/July SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (INTERNAL) timetable is out. The NECO 2019 timetable is a very valuable asset for all the candidates and teachers preparing their students for the June/July SSCE. It allows candidates to know exactly [...]
7 Tips for Higher Education
Universities are investing heavily to transform lecture-style classrooms into active-learning environments in order to boost student engagement and improve retention and recruitment rates. Research from institutions such as Indiana University and Yale University finds that active-learning classroom environments can be beneficial for student outcomes, giving universities more reasons to consider active-learning strategies in their classroom design. With the numbers to prove that active-learning classrooms are [...]