Differentiated Learning: How Databases Can Help
As any teacher can tell you, one foundation of creating lesson plans is considering your students’ individual needs—in other words, strategies teachers use to differentiate the delivery of content. This consideration requires obtaining a certain amount of knowledge about their students, which often leads teachers to administering surveys. Insert the likelihood of a discussion of […]
Project-Based Learning Ideas with Learn360: Look Toward the Future
From AI technology to cryptocurrency, the world around us is quickly changing. Learn360 has all the multimedia content to inform, prepare, and engage your students with practical, real-world learning opportunities. Whether your students are striving to be zookeepers or graphic designers, challenge your students with cross-curricular projects to deepen their knowledge and build lasting connections […]
Today’s Science Brings Home the Platinum Modern Library Award
Ask any scientist what they know about platinum, and they’d tell you that it’s a dense but malleable precious silver-white metal with a high melting point. They may even know its chemical symbol (Pt) and atomic number (78). But thanks to LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs), Platinum is also the distinction awarded to […]
3 Mentoring Stories You Will Remember
Being a mentor or mentee comes with many unique benefits, and often the relationship begins in unexpected ways with unanticipated short- and long-term rewards. Let’s explore three short stories that highlight the interesting ways a mentor-mentee relationship might start. The Unexpected Networking Relationship Twist Let’s step back to the great recession of 2008–2009 and imagine […]
Database Instruction 101: Taking Students Beyond Google
I can’t tell you how many times I have taught a lesson to a class about using particular databases for an assignment, and while I’m walking around helping students individually after whole-class instruction, I realize that they’ve just opened a Google tab instead of using the database. It’s not exactly their own fault. Google is […]
5 Common Learning Styles in Online Education Teachers Should Know
You know that different people learn best in different ways, but when you’re designing an online course it could be difficult to accommodate them all. Today there are countless software solutions to communicate over video calls or VoIP telephone, but few are designed specifically with teaching in mind. If you are wondering what VoIP phones […]
Adding 4 Cs to the 3 Rs: 21st-Century Skills in Today’s Classrooms
I remember when I was a kid, school was all about the Three Rs. This always irritated me because only one of them actually starts with an R, but I get the idea. Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic were the central goals of my primary and secondary school education, and as a lifelong bookworm I was […]
12 Conversation Starters to Spark Curiosity with Learn360 This Holiday Season
Between the sparkle of snow and excitement of the gift-giving season, it can be challenging to maintain the structure of the school day and sustain student attention. This year, embrace the unpredictability of the winter holidays and lean into Learn360’s winter magic with 12 days of classroom conversation starters. 1. Would you rather be a […]
Top 6 Challenges Students Face While Learning in a Virtual Classroom
Over the past three years, we’ve seen an incredible pivot to remote working and learning. High-quality video calling and VoIP phone systems have made working and learning online easy and convenient for many. (Read this link if you are wondering “what is an IP phone system?”) But it’s not without challenges, specifically for students learning […]
More STEM Content Added to The World Almanac® for Kids Elementary
STEM education—science, technology, engineering, and math—is crucial at any age, and some studies suggest that even young children can pick up on scientific concepts much more easily than previously thought. It is important to build a solid science and math baseline as early as elementary school to help students take on more complex instruction as […]
Study Native American History & Culture with One of the Best Resources
Every November, we take the time to reflect on the myriad contributions of Native Americans throughout history. If you’re looking for a resource that can help students explore more than 15,000 years of Native American culture and history, look no further than Infobase’s American Indian History database. Covering more than 600 Native American groups, the […]
Lesson Planning to Taylor Swift? Learn360 Is Here for It
With the imminent release of Taylor Swift’s 10th studio album, Midnights, we reflect back on the iconic singer’s most relatable lyrics to educators. Whether this is your first year in the classroom or you’ve been teaching since 1989, these lyrics and Learn360 content are for you. From social and emotional learning to holiday cheer, Learn360 […]
