Hurray on Teachers' Day!
Long summer holidays are but a distant memory on this October day. Since 1994, October 5th has been celebrated as the World Teachers' day. A good day to think about the role of teachers in today's world.
Long summer holidays are but a distant memory on this October day. Since 1994, October 5th has been celebrated as the World Teachers' day. A good day to think about the role of teachers in today's world.
We all know how meaningful it feels to get thanked for our efforts and receive good feedback. In the best case it gives the kind of boost that makes you want to stretch that extra mile when you really thought that you couldn't possibly do any better. Quizzes are a great way to start or end a lesson. But it's actually really easy to use gamification also in more effective ways. Here are three simple ways for you to turn your quizzes into engaging and motivating lessons. 
What makes games and gamification such a powerful tool to use in the class room? It doesn’t need a rocket scientist to explain why games work. It’s, in fact, quite simple. 
Olá amantes da educação! Hoje estou de volta com mais um post interessante para vocês que buscam se destacar na área da educação. A Aprendizagem Ativa já é muito utilizada na Finlândia, e agora também é popular no Brasil. Toda a educação compulsória na Finlândia é gratuita. Com isso os filhos do pedreiro e os filhos do presidente daquela multinacional vão para a mesma escola e recebem o mesmo nível de educação. Garantindo que o sistema educacional Finlandês se destaque em relação aos demais. Olá amantes da educação! Essa é a jornada do filho de uma diretora de escola pública no Paraisópolis, em São Paulo que acabou parando no frio congelante de –30 graus da Finlândia, norte do mundo. Väite, että opettajia painostetaan unohtamaan kasvattaminen, omilla aivoillaan ajatteleminen ja vastuullisena aikuisena oleminen, kuulostaa naurettavalta. Ei ole yhtä totuutta tai yhtä oikeaa tapaa opettaa. 
Reilun kymmenen vuoden ajan seurasin ensin hämmentyneenä mutta sitten vaikuttuneena oppimisen ja pelaamisen intensiivistä yhdistymistä. Teini-ikäinen poikani käytti paljon - vanhempien mielestä aivan liikaa - aikaa ja energiaa tietokonepelien ja joskus yömyöhäistenkin turnausten koukuttamana. 
From consumers to creators of content, the iPad changes the role of children in the classroom. I’m having an afternoon break in one of the thousand pubs of London. This pub is something different though, or at least the name of it has a meaning and an interesting history of its own.