You may have read or heard of inquiry-based learning, and the fact that it is an effective method of engaging students and creating learning and…
Tara BartonAugust 12, 2019
Education has until fairly recently, been viewed by the majority as the transference of knowledge by teachers in subjects like Math, Science, Biology, History, English,Geography,…
Tara BartonJuly 22, 2019
A study on creativity and innovation in education showed that conventional teaching methods, aka “chalk-and-talk”, are still the way most teachers operate in the majority…
Tara BartonJuly 12, 2019
Pedagogy is a word of Greek origin made up of ‘paidos’ (child) and ‘agogos’ (leader.) So, it’s a fairly fancy word that describes the science…
Tara BartonJuly 1, 2019
You may have heard of the term ‘Service Learning’ being bandied about in educational circles, and wondered what it is, exactly. Is it just a…
Tara BartonJune 19, 2019
The best practices in teaching and the educator of the future look a little different… Teachers of the future have excellent role models and systems…
Tara BartonJune 5, 2019
There is a better way to do things, and this article will demonstrate the most innovative teaching strategies of the future, why they work, and…
Tara BartonMay 20, 2019
Meaningful Service Learning Why our schools need to act now As a service learning consultant, I am regularly asked: What is meaningful service learning? Service…
Tara BartonMarch 11, 2018