The Challenges Of Bringing Education To Everyone On Earth

Education is a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Although there has been great progress in recent decades in getting children into school, evidence shows that many children and youth leave school without having learned the basic skills needed for life and work.

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2 Potential Scenarios For Online Professional Development

The big news is about online professional development. But it’s nothing new. In fact, the newest model is already outdated.

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Interesting Facts In Easy English

We Have Good News! Following the news is a good way to practise English. Many English learners read, listen to, or watch the news in order to learn new vocabulary and practise reading and listening skills. Having a little background information about the news in one’s own native language is very helpful when it comes …

Eye-tracking software will look at you shop

May 2nd, 2013. New computer software will soon be keeping an eye on you, or on your eyes, when you go shopping. It is called the Sideways project because it tracks the movement of your eyes as you glance at products on shelves.
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Today's Phrase

Describing a heavy weight: like a ton of bricks. Today’s Phrase: 2 May 2013
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10 Online Resources To Inspire Writers Of Any Age

Our pals at Learnist wanted to alert you to some of their favorite online resources to inspire writers of all skill levels.

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This Is Why I Teach (What About You?) #whyiteach

This article details reasons why I teach. I’ve taught all over the world and always will. Now why do you teach? Use the #whyiteach hashtag to share!

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How A Daring Teacher Promotes Creativity

Be a daring teacher! Let every student experience the joy of creativity. Bring a breath of fresh air into your teaching.

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EnglishClub Site Of The Month May 2013 ~ Just The Word

Just the Word is a tool that can help you choose the right words and phrases in English. It can also help you correct your writing mistakes. It is a combination of dictionary and thesaurus, and is very useful for learning collocations. Collocations are pairings or groups of words that are commonly found together. To …

5 Innovative Science Apps For Elementary Students

There are loads of apps out there. But only a handful are of the high quality like these science apps for elementary students. Worth seeing.

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How 6 Billionaires Are Changing Education

What kind of stake do the world’s richest business magnates have in education? The answer to that question involves cutting-edge research, for-profit empires and schools on multiple continents.

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27 Simple Ways To Flip The Classroom

There are more than two dozen ways to flip the classroom thanks to this handy visual. They’re brief but designed to get students learning everywhere.

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