May 7, 2013 by Ken Richard
We are always looking for ways to improve our teacher resources. And in that thread, we are focused on how to improve career and technical education student engagement. Aaaarrrrggghh! The book “Teach Like a Pirate” by Dave Burgess has been getting lots of buzz on twitter, so I decided to buy a copy for my [...]
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May 6, 2013 by Sarah Layton
Our health science teachers often talk about the need for more content regarding the personal qualities of a health care worker. What do I think? I think way more people than just health care workers need some lessons on personal qualities. So, yeah, we got that! We have a three-unit personal qualities of a health [...]
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May 2, 2013 by Sarah Layton
Our health science teachers often talk about the need for more content regarding the personal qualities of a health care worker. What do I think? I think way more people than just health care workers need some lessons on personal qualities. So, yeah, we got that! We have a three-unit personal qualities of a health [...]
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April 30, 2013 by Sarah Layton
In a recent search, I found that we have quite a bit of content on computer applications lesson plans for high school. Why is that? Well, it appears that this is a topic that you want to read about. With that in mind, I thought I’d compile the 5 of the best of these computer [...]
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April 25, 2013 by Sarah Layton
Our health science teachers often talk about the need for more content regarding the personal qualities of a health care worker. What do I think? I think way more people than just health care workers need some lessons on personal qualities. Along those lines, my niece and I just had this back-and-forth on Facebook yesterday… [...]
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April 24, 2013 by Sarah Layton
It’s time to conclude our three-part series on web research lesson plans (Part I, Part II). We are trying to help you make sure that your students are well-prepared to hunt and gather information from online sources. To do so, include some web research lesson plans in your courses. Whether your teaching health science, marketing, or [...]
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April 23, 2013 by Sarah Layton
Last week, I started a three-part series on lesson plans for web research skills (Part I, Part III). Are your students well-prepared to hunt and gather information from online sources? Include some lesson plans for web research skills in your courses. Whether your teaching health science, marketing, or really anything under the sun, your students need [...]
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April 19, 2013 by Sarah Layton
Are your students well-prepared to hunt and gather information from online sources? How are their web research skills? Word is, they aren’t that great. How can you help? Include some lesson plans for web research skills in your courses. Whether your teaching health science, marketing, or really anything under the sun, your students need to [...]
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April 18, 2013 by Anne Kuser
Are online curriculum resources replacing textbooks? Physics Teacher: “Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell on his head and he discovered gravity. Isn’t that wonderful?” Student: “Yes sir! If he had been sitting in class looking at books like us, he wouldn’t have discovered anything.” Will textbooks become obsolete in future [...]
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April 17, 2013 by Sarah Layton
Co-teaching is a subject that has been coming up with some regularity in my sphere, particularly among our health science teachers. I’ve helped a few of them with co-teaching strategies in regards to using our blended learning online program. But I thought it would be worthwhile for me to understand more about what co-teaching is [...]
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