Tagged: real world learning

Spark Student Interest with Weekly Strategies

Author and middle level educator Jennifer Ciok offers a weekly calendar of strategies to increase student engagement. Her ideas for sparking more meaningful learning include storytelling, arts infusion, and activities that help connect classroom lessons to the real world.

Teach Math by Diving Deep Into Real Data

Rather than approach math using only a curriculum that follows textbook lessons, we can boost learning by teaching math as a science. Middle grades educator and NBCT Kathleen Palmieri is learning how to incorporate data studies to help students relate math to the real world.