“In Other Words” – Why is Teaching with Images so Effective? (Part 1)
Over a period of five days, I plan to blog about the research and history behind the idea of teaching with pictures. It’s actually quite fascinating, and sets up our release of three Habitudes® resources this month. Yesterday, we took a brief look at history and how cultures engaged their people with images. Below is…
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“In Other Words” – Why is Teaching with Images so Effective? (Part 2)
Over a period of five days, I plan to blog about the research and history behind the idea of teaching with pictures. It’s actually quite fascinating, and sets up our release of three Habitudes® resources this month. First, we took a brief look at history and how the human race engaged various cultures with images. Yesterday,…
Continue ReadingWhat Are We Teaching Millennials About Their Image?
Follow @TimElmore It’s hard to argue against the reality that American adolescents and young adults are really into their image these days. Whether it’s a selfie, a Facebook profile, a Snapchat video or an Instagram pic, today’s youth have become well-versed in the art of looking good on social media. But what has it done…
Continue ReadingTeaching Young Adults to Add Value
All of our lives, we’ve heard stories of people who are “outliers” — men and women who dropped out of college (or never attended in the first place) and made their mark on the world anyway. People like Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Ted Turner, Walt Disney, Wolfgang Puck… and the list…
Continue ReadingThe Five Biggest Mistakes Leaders Make Teaching Habitudes
For more than ten years, schools, universities, athletic teams, corporations, youth groups, and non-profit organizations have used Habitudes® to ignite conversations and build leadership skills in the emerging generation. Along the way, we’ve partnered with a company to assess outcomes and discover what is working and what is not. One observation stands out. When the…
Continue Reading“In Other Words” – How Images Achieve More Than Teachers Realize
Over a period of five days, I’ve been blogging about the research and history behind the idea of teaching with pictures. It’s actually quite fascinating, and sets up our release of three Habitudes® resources this month. Below is some newly released research that reveals how art—or images—actually foster skills and qualities that most educators are…
Continue ReadingDoes Your Teaching Need a Tune Up?
We live in a day when faculty, coaches, youth workers and speakers of all kinds are re-thinking their pedagogy. We all believe in our “content” but we can see that the “context” of our students has changed. And many of us are learning the hard way that “context” must inform the delivery of our “content.”…
Continue ReadingImages, Conversations & Experiences: A Real Life Example – Part 2
Recently, I met Jack Hart, who’s developed a different way of engaging young people. I thought you’d enjoy my interview with him. Part 2 of 3.
Continue ReadingImages, Conversations & Experiences: A Real Life Example – Part 1
Recently, I met Jack Hart, who’s developed a different way of engaging young people. I thought you’d enjoy my interview with him. Part 1 of 3.
Continue ReadingThe Art of Learning Through Correlation
Follow @TimElmore Over the last few years, I’ve heard both parents and teachers complain about kids needing to be “spoon fed” the answers. Students often whine when we can’t get them a specific example of how a good paper or report should look, or the effort a science project should require, or even how a…
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