Walking through the aisles of a bookstore or library will never be the same for me. Now that I’ve completed the process of publishing a book from defining an idea to writing multiple drafts, editing, ...
Dr. Berg teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Last spring, it became clear to me that over half the students in my large general education lecture course had used artificial ...
“A writer,” Saul Bellow once observed, “is a reader moved to emulation.” But what if it’s also the other way around? What if, when we think about writing, we are actually teaching ourselves how to ...
Flamingos are fascinating birds, widely recognized for their striking pink coloration, long, skinny legs and distinct feeding adaptations. They are highly sociable animals, living in large groups ...
More than 100 children ages 3 and up gathered at the High 5 Recreation Center in Brandon to take part in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL), a global initiative aimed at promoting water safety ...
Lucy Christopher receives funding from Hobart City Council for this InsideOUT project. Fergus Edwards does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...
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An elementary school teacher smartly used food to teach her students a lesson. Kayleigh Sloan teaches a creative writing class to first and second-graders. To teach a valuable lesson about where the ...
A clever teacher used a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich to teach a messy lesson about creative writing. “The students were mind-blown,” Kayleigh Sloan, a first and second grade teacher, tells ...
A first grade teacher on TikTok is going viral with a hilariously adorable video showcasing how she teaches her young students about descriptive writing. Oh, and things get messy, too! Kay Sloan, a ...
There were two huge developments in the literacy world early this year. First, the emergence of a phonics program that could impact outcomes “dramatically.” Gains for 1 st graders from the ...