http://2eeducator.edublogs.org A global network of parents and educators interested in identifying and nurturing every child's gifts Thu, 01 May 2008 04:47:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Can one person, one idea or one organization possibly make a difference in the lives of millions of people? If you are familiar with the story of John Wood, the Microsoft executive who left his job (and wrote about it in his 2006 book, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World) ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/room-to-read-one-person-can-change-the-world/ According to Thomas Friedman, author of The World Is Flat, we now live in a “flat world” where technology has broken down the borders and we can literally travel through time and distance. It is a world where geography and language differences no longer are insurmountable barriers to communication. With the ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/04/24/treamis-world-school-a-global-education-model/ As a parent, your child’s first and most important teacher, have you ever wondered if there was one program that could teach relationship skills to children and adults and promote happiness and success at the same time? Certainly in our world of today, this is a question I know ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/04/15/conscious-discipline-a-program-of-peace-for-your-home-school-and-the-world/ Are you looking for a way to transform teaching and learning? Would like to capture the imagination and attention of your children in your classroom or those in your home? Then you might want to explore how mobile technology solutions can meet the learning needs of today’s diverse student population. ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/04/04/mobilizing-the-hearts-and-minds-of-all-students-mobile-technology-solutions/ Ever since I learned about the One Laptop Per Child organization, whose ambitious goal is to provide 150 million children around the world with inexpensive laptops by the end of this year, I have been totally captivated by the vision and the implication of what this would mean in terms ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/03/20/olpc-a-learning-environment-and-community-poised-to-transform-education-on-a-global-scale/ If you’re like me, you might be relatively new to the world of social networking. I’m hoping that getting involved with these networks will expand both my knowledge and ability to share what I’ve learned about helping children reach their learning potential. While I don’t have a Facebook or MySpace profile ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/nings-social-networks-for-every-interest/ I just spent two days at the annual Illinois Computing Educator’s technology conference in St. Charles and came back with so many new ideas that I’ll be blogging about in the next few weeks. This conference is a great local one for teachers and parents would learn quite a bit, ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/03/01/scratch-a-new-technology-tool-that-can-unleash-your-child%e2%80%99s-creativity/ What strategy has the most potential to transform classroom practices and improve teaching and learning and develop creativity here in the United States and around the ever-increasing “flat world” of today? That’s a question parents and educators all over the world have been debating over the past few years. If you ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/02/27/digital-diversity-providing-curriculum-access-and-acceleration-in-a-flat-world/ Looking for some truly effective teaching strategies for the classroom and at home? I’ve discovered that you don’t have to go far to find a wealth of material. By asking the teacher down the hall, a fellow educator at a conference or one of your carpool parents you will be ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/02/19/flexibility-and-a-sense-of-humor-stories-of-effective-teaching-and-learning-strategies/ Have you ever wondered what is the best way to help your child succeed in school? Do you think that high-stakes testing is really the answer to student success? These are important questions that legislators, educational researchers, parents and teachers alike are asking more frequently these days. Despite the focus of ... http://2eeducator.edublogs.org/2008/02/12/turn-every-childs-strengths-into-pathways-of-success/