Teaching Geopolitics: Fantasy Football as a Learning Game


A teacher finds motivation in using Fantasy Football as a way to teach geopolitics. The most popular country to the students? Djibouti. But that changed once they got serious.

Source: ww2.kqed.org

Why was I born a couple of decades too late?  This is one course I would have Aced for sure!

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Why Can’t Students Just Pay Attention?


Although some faculty believe it’s up to students to pay attention, there are things we can do to help keep them actively involved in their learning.

Source: www.facultyfocus.com

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American Teachers Need a Raise – U.S. News & World Report


American teachers need to get paid like the professionals they are.

Source: www.usnews.com

Agreed!

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A Significant Influence: Describing an Important Teacher in Your Life – ReadWriteThink


In this project, students write tributes to teachers who have made a profound difference in their lives then publish their work in a class collection.

Source: www.readwritethink.org

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Charyn Canyon in Kazakhstan – YouTube


Kazakhstan, June 2013. Charyn Canyon national park. Music: Zack Hemsey – Mind Heist from Denis Frantsouzov Astana city guide: . Charyn Canyon (Kazakh: Шарын …

Source: www.youtube.com

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Understanding Kazakhstan’s Politics


Nazarbayev’s overwhelming victory notwithstanding, change is taking place in Kazakhstan.

Source: thediplomat.com

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Kazakhstan’s Transition to Modernity | Fotografia Magazine


Stamp of the Week is a series of features showcasing some of the best work we discover via Stampsy, an amazing new sharing platform for the visually-driven. Kazakhstan is a Central-Asian country bordering on the likes of …

Source: fotografiamagazine.com

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Spirometry underutilized for asthma management in U.S. adults


Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found, for the first time, that spirometry was underutilized for asthma diagnosis and management in U.S. adults from 2001 to 2011, despite it’s accuracy, cost effectiveness and the publication of national guidelines advocating its use.

Source: www.news-medical.net

I absolutely agree. Although, FEV1 scores tend to fluctuate more in asthmatics than COPD sufferers, spirometry provides important information for both diseases.

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