If you’re still using chalk and chalkboards, you may want to start thinking about new ways to engage your students in the digital age. And if you’re not quite sure where to start, you’re in luck: we’ve got four solid suggestions from Jim Warford, famed educator and former chancellor of Florida public schools .
Mr. Warford spoke to our entire company at Vision Conference a few weeks ago, and he left us with four ideas for revolutionizing our approach to teaching in the 21st century:
You might have noticed lately that things have slowed down a bit on our blog, but it’s not without reason. We’ve just all been busy preparing for our seventh annual Vision Conference, a company-wide, week-long event where we discuss company goals, train and seek professional development, and increase motivation. Oh, and not to mention service projects, team building, and a lot of fun, too. Since Imagine Learning has employees scattered across the country, Vision Conference is our opportunity to gather everyone together and focus on how we can be better in our shared goal of teaching English to the children of the world.
This morning on my way to work I saw about 20 hot air balloons (including one shaped like a pig and another like Smokey the Bear) on their way up into the clear blue sky. That means the Provo Freedom Festival is underway and the Fourth of July party has already begun here in Imagine Learning’s hometown. So happy Fourth to all of you! We hope you’ll enjoy a nice relaxing weekend full of food, fun, and fireworks (only if they’re legal, of course).
To help you get your weekend off to a good start, here’s a little quiz to put you in a patriotic mood: Answer these 5 questions to find out which founding father you most resemble.
