If you are an Instructor, or a beneficiary of Instruction, you intuitively know the importance and value of Instruction. But have you ever systematically analyzed Instruction’s strategic purpose; its top-most goal?
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In this interview, edCircuit interviews Bill Swick, chair of the music department for the twelve-time GRAMMY award-winning Las Vegas Academy of the Arts.
John McLaughlin, Ph.D. joined me for coffee to discuss recent news and research pertaining to the ever-challenging dropout issue facing public education in the U.S. McLaughlin breaks down his interpretations of the findings and sheds light on the issue of suspensions and the role they place in disengaging students from the school community. We also learn more about John’s affinity for tea as opposed to coffee too!
Straight from the latest edition of The R&R Show check out Richard Byrne’s advice on making edtech work for you! Remember to check out weekly editions of The R&R Show for the latest news on edtech from users all over the world. As always, if you have a question please send questions via #AskRichardByrne on
In this edCircuit interview, we sit down with Lois Wiggins, who was one of ten finalists out of over 4,500 nominees for the Grammy Educator of the Year Award.
Alex Terego sat down to discuss the role of optimism in K-12 education and the realities of the world we live in. Terego discusses the fourth Industrial Revolution and the needs of our economy to succeed in a global marketplace. Terego notes that “Knowledge Miners” are what employers are looking for highlighting the need for independent thinkers who can examine the world critically and in team settings.
Anne Fennell music educator at Mission Vista High School in California was recently named one of ten Grammy Educator of the Year Award finalists. Fennell spent time with Dr. Berger discussing the role music education plays in supporting young people’s development in the greater ecosystem of education. Fennell exudes positive energy and her stories of student impact from the creative arts support why music education is important to all of us.
Phillip Riggs of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, N.C., has been announced as the recipient of the third annual GRAMMY Music Educator Award. Riggs spent time with Dr. Berger, as part of #MusicInOurSchoolsMonth, talking about his professional journey and discussed the role music plays in the greater ecosystem of education in the U.S. and abroad.
Music education and the impact on young people was discussed with professional musician and educator John Churchville. Dr. Berger explores student engagement and the power of music in developing well-rounded students with Churchville as we continue our focus on #MusicInOurSchoolsMonth with our series sponsored by Soundtrap!
We have all watched enthralled at displays of coordinated teamwork, especially when each member of a sports team fulfills their individual role so well that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. At its best it looks almost effortless. That’s because no matter whether it is a high school basketball team or a professional football team or a cheerleading squad, the members all depend on each doing their job well and selflessly.
First some background. When I was eleven I was given an IQ test. I must have passed since I was sent to a different kind of school, than most of my classmates. This was post-war England and someone in the British Government had woken up to the fact that Britain had lost an enormous number of men between 1914 and 1945 and urgently needed to train replacements.
John McLaughlin, Ph.D. joined me for coffee to discuss Autism screening and the recent article in TIME about when parents should have their children evaluated. McLaughlin also discusses the efforts of communities to spread awareness through campaigns and the struggle so many are having to effectively reach audiences representing increased funding, new research and options for treatment. He specifically talked about the effective campaigns for the Dyslexia and Autism communities respectively and openly discussed his belief that society is struggling with the pathology of individualism. Learn more from our coffee session below!
Terrorism, climate change and our education system are the topmost national security issues facing the USA.
Thought leader and community advocate Bill Milliken took time (see interview below) to share his thoughts on education reform today and how we are currently impacted by yesterday’s lessons. Milliken has worked to integrate mentorship into the dropout recovery discussion ever since his first “street academies” opened up in the early 1960’s.
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