If you haven’t seen that old classic movie “Groundhog Day” we highly recommend it! No, it doesn’t tell the viewer how to get rid of winter quicker. But it does provide a great lesson in life: We can each of us be better than we are. In the case of Bill Murray, the star of
The more we at RE@L read about what’s going on with EducationTechnology, the more we are convinced that well-known popular products and services are important to us all. In earlier days, it was like earning the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” for an exciting, new laundry soap or a vacuum cleaner that really cleaned. Next, along came “Consumer Reports” and
Remember our RE@L New Year Resolutions from January 1, 2017? Well, we do….so here’s what we resolved to do even better: Our New Year’s RE@L resolution is to continue to bring you: An array of topical, timely RE@L blogs on EdTech and STEM, Reviews of other insightful bloggers and pioneering leaders, Helpful Case Studies and Results
RE@L sends greetings to all our readers and followers for a great Holiday and even better New Year! We’ve all worked hard this past year to make good things happen, no matter what we do. That’s why you’re reading this! We, your RE@L Bloggers, pledge to keep our focus on “What Works And What Still Needs
Here are some excerpts from K12 educator Tom Whitby’s recent blog titled: The Key to Educational Reform. We think you will find his insights and suggestions very helpful for improving K12 professional development: Tom Whitby: “The flipped classroom, maker movement, project-based learning, blended learning, student centered learning, hour of code, collaboration, direct instruction, and lecture, there are
As promised, RE@L brings you the second STEM Case Study, this one from Jackie Murdock LaFrenz, another “Passionate Practitioner” from Oregon, and wife of last week’s guest blogger, Todd LaFrenz. Jackie LaFrenz is the Head Teacher and 4th grade instructor at Powell Butte Community Charter School in Powell Butte, OR. The charter school began when the local district decided to
RE@L is proud to bring our readers a “Double Perspective” of Case Studies on STEM-based Real World Learning. This kind of learning goes by many names these days: STEM, STEAM, PBL (Project-Based Learning), EL (Expeditionary Learning) to name some. Todd LaFrenz and Jackie Murdock LaFrenz are dedicated teachers from Bend, OR who use these powerful principles,
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We wish all our many RE@L Readers A very Happy Thanksgiving from us here at Real Experiences At Life. We are thankful that you and so many other readers follow our RE@L Blog and RE@L STEM Case Studies. Thanks for ALL YOU DO to help More Students Learn More. We are both dedicated to the same
Editors’ Note: From time to time our RE@L Blogsite will repost a RE@L STEM Case Study as they appear sequentially on our RE@L Homepage. Welcome To Our New RE@L Website Feature: “Learning More From STEM Case Studies.” If you are one of our regular RE@L website readers, you know well that RE@L has long been supportive of more effective