NOTE: RE@L is pleased to present the Letter to the Editor by Tom King, RE@L Blogmeister, and published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune after the recent passing of former President, George H. W. Bush. President Bush visited a very unique school here in Minnesota back in 1991, called the Saturn School of Tomorrow. Both
RE@L brings you a recent podcast by our VP of Product Development, Don Rawitsch. Excellent interview from the Association for Educational Service Agencies (AESA) about RE@L’s new and upcoming STEM products (Investigations). Hear the background story on RE@L by Don. The upcoming release of our new STEM Investigation is a major step forward for our schools
Yes, it’s still a couple of months away, but if you haven’t seen that old classic movie “Groundhog Day” we highly recommend renting it! Click on the groundhog graphic to the right to see a trailer of this timeless movie. No, it doesn’t tell the viewer how to get rid of winter quicker. But it does
EdTech has been around for almost 50 years in classrooms everywhere. Computers were worming their way into the business world everywhere. Why not the K12 educational world, too? The answer to that vexing question is still being sought. The classroom computer back then made most teachers highly uncomfortable. The computer gurus saw it differently: After all, if the
Our last RE@L Blog urged viewers to go see a feel-good, family-friendly, learn-lots, PG-movie about the early space-moon program. It’s called “Hidden Figures” and was recently released by 20th Century Fox Films. The film has received many positive reviews and accolades. Click here for our previous RE@L blog on the film. Below is the recent IBM
What do we have to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday? It’s true that many of us have a lot. Yet, we all know some have too little. As caring teachers, we need to work on that disparity. Sharing was a lesson first taught to the Pilgrims by the Native Americans on our country’s
In addition to REALMS students’ EL Education award-winning project, there have many other similar team-based experiences being planned. Click on the graphic to the right to see a video of their team-room, project-based world. It’s one of those “I do and I understand” places to learn. Sure beats the “Hear and Forget” and even the “See and Remember”. It’s
Thanks to our RE@LBlog “Teacher Corner” contributor, Todd LaFrenz, for reporting on his school’s national “Model of Excellence Award” from EL Education. Todd and his REALMS school faculty have been involved with hands-on, project-based and expeditionary learning for their students and for many years. There’s lots to be learned from their many successes. Click on the EL graphic to
Looking for hope for our next generations? So are we at RE@L! Look what came into our RE@L Inbox today. Look no further than our local Mpls-St Paul Star Tribune’s wonderful “Inspired” section. More “GOOD news” that’s fit to print, every Saturday. And, right here in our own two-river cities, at a school called: St. Paul’s
With this “RE@LBlog Repost”, we once again welcome guest blogger, Tami Brass, Director of Instructional Technology for St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul Minnesota. Tami has been teaching for over 20 years, having worked with diverse students in several school districts. She is also an Authorized Google Education Trainer, and