Category: Learning and Education

Written in a 5-7-5 syllable count, traditional Japanese haiku are three-line poems that date back to the 13th century. Often incorporating images from nature, haiku became a direct and sometimes intense way to express ourselves. The simplicity makes it accessible to people of almost any reading level, making this type of poetry ideal for the…

by Terry Heick The long-term output of any school should be not just proficient students, but enabled learners. An “enabled” learner can grasp macro views, uncover micro details, ask questions, plan for new knowledge and transfer thinking across divergent circumstances. This doesn’t happen by content “knowledge holding,” or even by the fire of enthusiasm, but…

March is right around the corner, and that means National Reading Month is almost here! Are you ready? Not to worry: VAI Education’s Celebrating National Reading Month Timely Topic for grades K-8 has you covered with four free 15-minute activities that celebrate reading. You can do one lesson or pick and choose—the choice is yours! And don’t worry…

College students face rising costs for education every year, causing many to juggle work, studies, and looming debt. The CollegeBoard’s report shows that the average cost and fees at private four-year colleges in 2021–2022 was approximately $38,070 per year, while public in-state four-year colleges averaged around $10,740 per year. For many students, mostly those who…

Sometimes, you need a car to get you from the airport to the cabin you’ve booked an hour away. Other times, you might just be waiting on a car repair that’s taking a little longer than you initially expected. Either way, you’ll be looking for a rental car, and SIXT rentals offers an exclusive discount…

It’s hard to describe how a good companion can change our lives. We may have family, but we don’t choose them. We choose friends, and sometimes they become our family. Knowing you’ve got someone by your side makes journeying through life a little easier. Here are some of the best poems about friendship to share…

Eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables is one of the easiest ways for kids to stay healthy and strong. To help students visualize this, we created a set of Eat the Rainbow mini posters in partnership with our friends at Green Bronx Machine. At a glance, students can easily get tasty food ideas…

To grow, teachers must be able to reflect critically on their own performance. Education is ‘actuated’ by teachers. It makes sense, then, that education should also be able to reflect critically on its own performance as well.  Currently, this occurs through the comforting precision of analysis and numbers. The language of math, data, and statistics…

Why People Play Video Games Why We Play Video Games: How Our Desire For Games Shapes Our World was first published in Game Informer magazine and then on gameinformer.com by Ben Reeves Gamers have spent countless hours saving princesses, dodging bullets, and dismembering Grecian monsters. What drives us to keep coming back to these experiences? Researchers worldwide…

For decades, teachers have come together through their associations and unions to secure important protections and opportunities, from litigation support to contract and salary negotiation to professional learning and more. Together the supports provided by union membership have benefited millions of American teachers. Collectively, we sometimes take that for granted. But for numerous individuals, the…