Entries for April, 2010

4 Lousy Reasons for Not Homeschooling

From ‘Parent at the Helm’ Super Sisters, a sub-section of PBS Parents online, appears akin to reality television shows, only occurring online and focusing on three sisters who are raising children. A recent post from one of the sisters features “school troubles” with her third grader. She also outlines her options to address the problems, [...]

Pt. 2: The 18th Annual International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC 2010) (VIDEO)

AERO recently participated in one of the most unique annual education events, the International Democratic Education Conference, held in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Below, you will find some amateur video we were able to shoot of a few select workshops.  For more information on the conference, visit http://2010.e-idec.org. Panel Discussion: Democratic Schools: Where Are They Heading? 9 [...]

The 18th Annual International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC 2010) (VIDEO)

AERO recently participated in one of the most unique annual education events, the International Democratic Education Conference, held in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Below, you will find some amateur video we were able to shoot of the opening ceremonies.  In our next post, we will show video from a few select workshops.  For more information on [...]

Personalizing Learning – The Important Role of Technology

It wasn’t that long ago I began my high school teaching career. Fairly early on, I worked with one teacher who epitomized the mindset of many secondary school colleagues.