21 Keys to Unlock a Basic Understanding of World War II: Part Two

VIII. Blitzkrieg – New model of warfare relying on a concentrated spearhead of tanks and close air support. IX. Battle of Britain – Germany's attempt to use air power to force Britain's surrender X. Winston Churchill – British Leader that vowed Britain would never surrender XI. Operation Barbarossa – Adolf Hitler's plan to conquer the …

21 Keys to Unlock a Basic Understanding of World War II: Part One

21 Key concepts to provide a basic understanding of World War II. The people, the places, the battles, the technology that changed the world forever

XII. IMMERSION: Dive Right In

Immersion is how we live life, and long before organized education, life is how we learned. Return to a more effective form of learning with immersion...here is how

21 Most Powerful Educational Concepts, Technologies, and Practices for Learning in the 21st Century: Part I

This is a summary of the first 5 "21 Most Powerful Educational Concepts for Learning in the 21stCentury". Presented by MindTreeX

XI. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: Riding the Waves of Chaos

Take Learning off the beaten path of a dead curriculum, and promote creative engagement by introducing the chaos of real world project based learning

X. Differentiation: A Different Way to Think about Students

Leverage the uniqueness of each individual, and take learning from a 1850's Penny-farthing to a 21st century VeloX3

IX. The Library: Fountainhead of Learning

    On today's podcast we are going to discuss one of the most powerful tools for learning in the 21st century. Part technology, part environment, all enrichment. Today we discuss the library. "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education." ― Harold Howe https://youtu.be/hLs9A3Gf6eQ Setting: Pike's Peak Library …

VIII. Sleep: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Nappiness

"I'm tired of following my dreams. I'm just going to find out where they are going and meet up with them later" -Mitch Hedberg

VII. Creativity: This is NOT the Creative Title for this Blog

https://youtu.be/Mo2F0SpF5S0 1.     An environment that assesses human learning with standardized test assumes that learning is finite. For example, a student can get a "perfect score" on the SAT. Such an environment rewards conformity, deference to authority, and blind obedience. Since the rewards for these behaviors are not worth the sacrifice of one's soul, for many …

VI. Exercise: Learning on Steroids

This is Your brain. This is your brain on exercise. Any questions?
Exercise is learning on steroids. Exercise boosts all kinds of beneficial, and high powered neurochemicals...