Hot Topics in Education

What’s All the Hype About the Flipped Classroom Model?

Why is flipped classroom idea getting so much hype these days? It is because since the time it first started, it has shown improvement at various levels. Students love this system and are more excited about flipped classroom model learning. Some of the best aspects of flipped classrooms are: The flipped classroom model is more [...]

What Single Gender School Statistics Say About Learning

In recent years, there has been resurgence in interest in single gender school statistics. Singe gender or commonly called same sex schools have been common in private education for a long time; however, after practically disappearing during the mid-20th century, these types of schools are gradually beginning to reestablish themselves in public education as well. [...]

10 Ways to Embrace Gay Parents in the Elementary School

Different family dynamics are one of the most controversial hot topics in education today. It is becoming more common for students to come from a variety of different backgrounds and upbringing. Many students come from divorced homes, or are raised by guardians that are not their biological parents. Recently there are more students that come [...]

A Few Outstanding Free Apple Educational Apps for Science Teachers

The apple educational apps store has thousands of applications available to the teacher and student. These apple educational apps range from basic rote learning to 3D simulations of complex scientific and mathematical skills. Most of the apple educational apps are designed to work with iPad; IPhone and iPod Touch as well as notebooks and desktop [...]

Hot Topics in Education: Uphill Battle Facing CCSS Initiative

Of the many hot topics in education in today’s United States, few are more controversial than the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative which was announced in 2009 with the stated objective of providing “a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn” so that their parents and teachers will have a much [...]

The Return of Vertical Teaching

One of the hot topics in education is finding sustainable strategies to solve current education issues such as achieving higher testing outcomes or meaningful use of resources. One strategy being reviewed is vertical teaching. Vertical teaching is not one of the newest hot topics in education. In fact, the roots of vertical teaching are in [...]

The Robotics Story and What It Means to Education

One of the hot topics in education is the role of robots in education. The latest interest in this education hot topic is revealed in a 2013 TV commercial showing a robotic virtual screen on wheels, with a child recovering from surgery in the hospital, while also remaining connected to his classroom studies. To help [...]

How to Support Transgender Children in School

Hot topics in education change as the needs of society’s children change. Children always strive to figure out who they are, where they fit, what they want to become. What happens, though, when the gender they were assigned biologically does not mesh with the gender they feel emotionally and mentally? They label themselves as transgender; [...]

What Experts Say About STEM Education

Hot Topics in Education start with STEM. In these days, STEM education degrees have become one of the hot topics in education. This is because of the increasing demand of such educational programs all across the nation and world. Therefore, many top education administrators from various universities have mentioned the need of K12 targeted STEM [...]

Tips for Teachers Using Flipped Classroom Model

Why flipped classroom model is becoming popular. Basically stated, the flipped classroom model is simple, does not contain intricate details and hence can be used by any person with a fundamental understanding of how to use computer and record videos. What exactly is a flipped classroom model? It is an interesting system of processes, a [...]

Examining Both Sides of the Bilingual Education Debate

Bilingual education debate is an issue of controversy in recent years. Most teachers and parents are of the opinion that, the main objective in providing an education to students whose native language is different from English, is that they should learn the latter as well as attain knowledge in other disciplines. However, the bilingual education [...]

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