Tips For Imaginative Educators #13: Play With Visual Formats

Title #2: The Power Of The Literate Eye   Welcome back to the Tools of Imagination Series!  This tip is for any educator that teaches literate students–whether early or accomplished readers–if your students read, then their imaginations will be evoked when they get to play with different visual formats. Add this to your cognitive toolkit:  literate students learn better […]

Does History Have To Be Boring?

Engaging Stories in History Education  By Dr. Theodore Christou In 2009, I began my academic career as an Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. I was fortunate. Alan Sears, arguably Canada’s most renowned social studies educator adopted me as an academic son. One day, only a few […]

15 Ways To Help Kids Learn Anything

To get kids interested in a topic, you have to think like a kid. Your kid. We all want our kids to do well at school. We also want our kids to be passionate and engaged in their learning. I’m sure there are times when you’d like to help your kids with their schoolwork, teach […]