Curriculum

Boys and Reading: Are Single Gender Schools the Solution?

There is a serious problem today with boys and reading. This is a problem that does not just affect book sales. Today, girls are wildly outperforming boys at all levels of education, even higher education where female students are so thoroughly outperforming male students that admissions offices are having to use affirmative action in order to bolster their male admissions. In 2005, the former director [...]

Practical Free Apps for Educators to Use in the Classroom

One of the most common questions asked in professional development classes is “What are the best educational free applications?” Teachers struggle to find interactive sources to engage students while promoting higher learning skills. With budget and salary cuts finding those high quality free applications to use with students is high on the list for many teachers. Good news! There are several great applications that are [...]

Understanding the Basics of STEM Education

What is STEM Education? With all the acronyms that determine hundreds of different areas of education, it is easy to confuse them all. Since 2001, the letters STEM have been a normal part of educational vocabulary. The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This program was started by Judith A. Ramaley, the former director of the National Science Foundation’s education and human-resources [...]

Exploring Endless Learning Opportunities with EdSoMe

Get social. Meet Educational Social Media. DRPF Consults is pleased to share the most current, exciting and cutting edge work in the area of social media in education. Educational Social Media (EdSoMe) explores social media in the classroom and provides workshops and resources about how to best develop a social media plan that fits the needs of your school and students. It’s an introduction not [...]

Writing and the School Curriculum

Teachers and management in schools try many methods to keep their students occupied in activities like reading books, technology, debates etc. Research recommends that to help students at large to achieve success in their studies, increase their wisdom and help them secure better grades in exams, writing in the curriculum can be a better option. Also it would be a great idea if teachers from [...]

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