Being gifted is a trait we see often in education and in our daily lives, but it is a trait that is often misunderstood, and oftentimes frustrating as we try to work with and help these very special children. Today’s infographic provides 10 facts you may not know about gifted children that may help to unravel what’s going on inside their heads sometimes. [VIA]
Looking at the world as 100 people, (or a percentage of the population), we can see very interesting trends and shifts around the world in many areas. Each of the graphic in today’s graphic are also interactive on the source site, ourworldindata.org. There you can see others as well such as population distributions, levels of education, and political regimes (aside from the shown “democracies”. [VIA]
We always say that we’re continually learning, and this has been true from pre-history on. Whether it’s learning to walk, hunt, paint, or program a computer, learning has always been taking place. It’s just the means and technologies that change over time. [VIA]
This very simple infographic is a cute little guide to do just what is claims to — say Merry Christmas and Santa Claus around the world! Very specific local traditions aside, these are neat ways to inject a little world cultures into your holiday lessons. [VIA]
Christmas is only nine days away, but if you are anything like me and my family, your decorations have been up for a long time already. Have you ever thought about the history of these decorations that have become so traditional though? Today’s infographic takes a look at the long history of Christmas decorations, from the first nativity to the more modern plastic and vinyl trees. [VIA]
From the ancient world to today and beyond, education has always been a vital part of our lives, whether we realize it or not. I know as educators, we realize it much more than most, however! Today’s infographic traces the lengthy history of education around the world from the Phoenicians to the modern age and beyond. [VIA]
While this infographic by Louise Myers keys in on the marketing aspect of color choices, it is very interesting from the psychology standpoint as well. If you want to ignore the use in marketing, or emphasize that as a product of psychology and mind manipulation, this is an interesting study in how we use and make associations based on colors. [VIA]
Suicide is among the top 10 causes of death in the United States and while the factors leading someone to take their own lives can be many, they are only magnified with drug or alcohol abuse. Today’s infographic from Stepping Stone points to some of the statistics behind this correlation. Please, if you are feeling suicidal, get help! [VIA]
It’s been a long time since I really dedicated myself to the idea of providing links and reviews to different educational apps and websites that you can use in your library or instruction. This occurred for a multitude of reasons, namely my growing young family took up a lot of my free time (as they should!) and some volatility in my own employment between moving and finding the right fit in a school district and library.
Fortunately both of these have settled down a great deal and I want to get back into the swing. I have to admit, I was putting this off a little bit until I attended a great Bureau of Education & Research (BER) Seminar on Monday — “Making the Best use of Technology in Your School Library Program to Support Instruction and Enrich Student Learning” with Deborah Ford. Because my former district was not too keen on sending me out for seminars, trainings, and workshops, I found that I had missed out a lot on the technology end since leaving Palmyra where my tech side was encouraged in 2013. Now at Cumberland Regional, where my inner techie again is being encouraged and fed, I feel the ability to grow and thrive and share and learn again. Frankly, it’s exciting and I need more hours in my day!
While I work through trying and testing the various websites, apps, and tools I was introduced to on Monday (there are so many!!!) I’ll make sure I share them here as I plan and test them out to turnkey to my colleagues here at CRHS. Thank you BER and Deb Ford for re-kindling this in me!
Thanks so much for hanging in and for your continued support. I can’t wait to share and hopefully find something that YOU can use and love as your work through your own teaching and planning.
If you ever have any concerns, questions, or comments — plesae never hesitate to contact me!
–NJB
No matter what it is you are trying to do — write, draw, paint, engineer — at one time or another you’ve encountered a little mind block. Don’t worry though, they are very easy to overcome (even if it doesn’t happen as fast as we would like sometimes). The folks at Creative Market have come up with a wonderful infographic to give you 40 ideas to try and help you overcome whatever mental block you are having and get back to creating all your wonderful things. [VIA]
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