Morphis, Elizabeth A
Thomas Merton, the writer and Trappist monk, is sometimes credited with saying, “Peace is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it.” If this quote is accurate, it refle...
I grew up in rural Ireland, where our secondary-level (middle and high school) curriculum mandated reading short stories in English, Irish and French. As a young teen, I loved most of those stories, and I spotted the differences in each culture’s approach to storytelling. Or am I giving...
My case study for inclusive curriculum design is a third-year creative writing unit focused on comics, manga, and graphic novels. Students create their own comics as part of the unit. With PoB, students’ confidence has increased dramatically. This class fosters the development of a skilled, in...
Being a breath of fresh air Being refreshing or innovative. His new approach to teaching was a breath of fresh air for the curriculum. 9 Being all ears Listening intently; fully focused or awaiting an explanation. When she mentioned she had a surprise, I was all ears. 7 Being a stone's...
In 1969, a little street filled with laughter, learning and promise launched a revolution in children’s television.Sesame Streetstands out as the most thoroughly developed and researched preschool television program and media offering, with a comprehensive curriculum that focuses on the development of...
a “felt wisdom,” and is connected to the impulses we hope to embody and set And the readingaloud grounds the text, giving it a more embodied quality than it Academic Summer Session onContemplative Curriculum.” Amherst, Mass.: Center for Contemplative Mind in Society Community CollegesEnglish...
and fieldwork experience, and commonly meet the certification requirements of the ICF. Certificate programs typically take 9 to 18 months to complete. The program curriculum teaches students a strong foundation of training in employee engagement, performance management, motivational speaking and leadership...
” he said. “There is maybe an inclination to rush toward more content, more time spent covering curriculum, but both the OECD paper and the Aspen Institute suggest a balanced approach, which carefully considers well-being, particularly emotional well being, as a route toward academic ...
He had made a deal with Hasbro to make content for Discovery kids, but Discovery Kids ended up shutting down after the deal. However, Zaslav saved face by using Discovery as an education tool and offering materials that could be included in class curriculums. Under him, Scripps Networks ...