Classroom Practice

Although learners can have trouble with any subject, math is the one learners complain about most. Often this is because learners don’t see the connection or relevance of math to their daily [...]

Learning Bird works with schools and communities to find learning paths for learners who may not always succeed in traditional classrooms. One of our recent collaborations with Garden River First [...]

Entrepreneurship is an area of study that is difficult to define. What skills does an entrepreneur need? How can they develop these skills in a typical classroom setting? There is a perception [...]

Between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and whatever’s next, social media plays an integral part in most people’s lives these days. As an educator, it can be a challenge to keep track of [...]

Math class can be a traumatic experience, and for whatever reason, people tie math closely to intelligence. Many people think you can do math if you’re smart, and if you’re not smart, you cannot. [...]

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” – Albert Einstein   As an educator, I like to find as many reasons to [...]

Whenever I talk about young people, politics, civic action, and the internet, I always find some version of the common misconceptions about youth and social change. 1. Youth are not politically [...]

Why is Genius Hour such an effective learning model? A sixth-grade student smiled proudly as she presented her project. She picked the topic, designed the experiment, convinced her mother to [...]

Timelines help learners make connections between the present and past visually appealing and chronological. Arranging events along a timeline makes it easier for learners to understand their [...]

Do not panic. I will break down the most practical way for educators to successfully integrate elements of video games into their classrooms as painlessly as possible. And hopefully, I will even [...]