Nyack Public Schools in Nyack, NY, has released a new video showcasing the commitment of its faculty, administration, board of education, and community to ensuring that every student succeeds. The featured video on the district home page describes the positive outcomes the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom has had in the district. “To educate kids today it’s […]
Brain research and studies on learning have shown the brain stores information in long-term memory by making patterns. As we work to solve problems, we can think either divergently or convergently. When we think in a convergent manner, the brain uses existing patterns to arrive at a solution. Conversely, when we think divergently, the brain […]
Bobbi Sobel, an elementary classroom teacher at Randolph Township Schools in New Jersey, recently shared her experience of creating a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom in an article on the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) website. In the article, titled “Learner Active Technology Infused Approach Enhances Student Choice,” Sobel describes how students are “presented with meaningful higher-order […]
On March 28, 2017, Larry Ferlazzo asked, “How can we close the gap between new ideas and implementation?” Dr. Nancy Sulla responded and spoke to the “disconnect between those who conceive of ideas and those who are expected to implement them.” See the full article on the Education Week website. Dr. Nancy Sulla is the Founder […]
The term “form follows function” derives from an article by American architect Louis Sullivan entitled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. To summarize the meaning: Whether it be the sweeping eagle in his flight, or the open apple-blossom, the toiling work-horse, the blithe swan, the branching oak, the winding stream at its base, the drifting clouds, […]