[image credit: m.theatlantic.com] Anti-bullying campaigns often worsen the underlying conditions that lead to bullying An entire industry has recently emerged to exploit bullying. Filmmakers, politicians, […]
Category: Education
High school students receive immersion experience in philanthropy with Community 101 course
[image credit: democratherald.com] Teens have limited engagement with local nonprofits Aside from the occasional Eagle project or can drive, many teens have little engagement with […]
Firefighter invents trauma bag for schools and government buildings
[image credit: wsbtv.com] Trauma victims may wait too long for first responders In a mass emergency, such as a school shooting, Cliff Letizia told Channel […]
Deaf Ugandan man returns to village to teach sign language course
[image credit: people.com] No resources for the deaf in rural Uganda Imagine living the first 15 years of your life in total silence, never having […]
Startup offers inexpensive online alternative to college
[image credit: pbs.org] College is increasingly expensive With the cost of a college education in the neighborhood of a quarter-of-a-million dollars at some schools, growing […]
Botanic garden trains next generation of advocates with summer internship program
[image credit: washingtonyouthgarden.org] Students may have only shallow experience with a program Like many other cause-oriented organizations, directors at the Washington Youth Garden worry that […]
App Helps Teachers Give Feedback and Students Focus on Tasks
[image credit: apppsinclass.com] It is difficult to keep students on task and give them meaningful feedback on classroom behavior There are many individual behaviors in […]
Gamify the Classroom to Help Students Focus on Skills Rather Than Grades
[image credit: edutopia.org] Many students have turned the focus of their education onto grades rather than actual skills Students often ask teachers “What do I need […]
Pairing Senior Citizens with ESL students solves two problems at once
[image credit: Adweek] Non-native English speakers need native speakers to speak with and lonely senior citizens need someone to talk to Opportunities to communicate with […]
Universal testing gives more minority students access to gifted programs
[image credit: Sun Sentinel] Gifted minority students often go unnoticed Public schools are increasingly filled with black and Hispanic students, but the children identified as […]