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posted by: Alix
| January 18, 2012, 09:44 am
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As a growing number of teachers see the need to make their teaching more relevant to today's technology generation, there's a good chance that one of the most popular education buzz-phrases this year will be "flipped classroom." This increasingly popular educational trend reverses the traditional pattern of classroom instruction followed by homework activities. With the flipped classroom model, students gain insight into the material—and control the pace of their learning—through viewing introductory videos of the information at home. Students then come to the classroom prepared to tackle an activity related to what they learned the night before. In the classroom, students have more time for hands-on activities, and they are able to get immediate assistance from the instructor and their peers when they face challenges in solving complex problems.
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posted by: Alix
| January 17, 2012, 01:24 pm
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AAE is pleased to present our new video showcasing teacher choice in action!
Teacher's Choice presents portraits of four American educators who've selected non-standard paths. Teachers at a charter school, an online school and a parochial school are all featured, as well as a teacher at a traditional district school who declined membership in the local union. Their journeys have only one thing in common -- the options less traveled.
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posted by: Alix
| January 13, 2012, 05:53 pm
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his annual State of City address this week, and in it, described a new bold vision for education in the Big Apple. As the largest school system in the United States with over one million teachers and students, the plan is being hailed as a big step that will likely usher in a new era of reform in the city.
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posted by: Alix
| January 12, 2012, 03:07 pm
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January 22-28 is National School Choice Week, a grassroots movement of professional associations, advocacy groups, parents, students and teachers calling for an effective education system that has the flexibility to allow parents to choose the learning environment that is best suited for their child. As we arrive closer to the exciting week, and our own AAE events throughout the country, a groundswell of support is brewing for the movement with diverse organizations and individuals coming together in an unprecedented way to support choice.
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posted by: Alix
| January 11, 2012, 11:08 am
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We came across a great (and free) resource for teachers and thought we should share. A company called ACALETICS® is offering free web-based math flashcards to help students improve their computational fluency.
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