E-Connect

Welcome to EARCOS E-Connect. Our mission is to put busy international educators in touch with blog postings, research, and videos relevant to international education today. Comments may be added or sent to Bill Oldread at [email protected]. "Education costs money, but so does ignorance." Claus Moser

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Is College A Great Investment?

This article appeared at Joanne Jacobs blog, Linking and Thinking on Education.

https://www.joannejacobs.com/2020/05/is-college-a-great-investment/

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Learning Loss

This article is by Harvey Silver and Jay McTighe.

https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.9/4ba.49d.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Learning-Loss-%E2%80%93-Are-We-Defining-the-Problem-Correctly-1-1.pdf

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As If A Pandemic Wasn’t Enough.....

This post appeared at Greg Hedger’s blog.

https://gregoryhedger.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/as-if-a-pandemic-wasnt-enough/ 

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What Is Genius Hour?

This post originally appeared at the Teachthought site.

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/what-is-genius-hour/

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Update from Myanmar

This post originates from Gregory Hedger’s blog.

https://gregoryhedger.wordpress.com/2021/04/17/update-from-myanmar-1/

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Top Colleges Waive Tests, See Applications Soar

This post first appeared at Joanne Jacobs blog, Linking and Thinking On Education. 

https://www.joannejacobs.com/2021/04/top-colleges-waive-tests-see-applications-soar/

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What Is An Asynchronous Learning Community?

This post appeared at the Teachthought site.

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/what-is-an-asynchronous-learning-community/

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There Is Evidence That Building Knowledge Boosts Reading Comprehension

This article appeared first at Forbes magazine site.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/2021/04/01/yes-there-is-evidence-that-building-knowledge-boosts-reading-comprehension/?sh=33d5fd9ea412

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Two things to remember in life: Take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take care of your words when you are with people.

Quotes ‘n’ Thoughts (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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Two New Online Geography Games

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day for posting this.

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/02/25/two-new-online-geography-games/

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Why Students Should Write In All Subjects

This article appeared first at the Edutopia site.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-students-should-write-all-subjects#:~:text=Writing%20improves%20learning%20by%20consolidating,to%20use%20in%20all%20subjects.&text=%E2%80%9CI%20like%20to%20do%20low,with%20definitions%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Pahigian

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Picture this: These beautiful books help children read the world

This article appeared at The Conversation site.

https://theconversation.com/picture-this-these-beautiful-books-help-children-read-the-world-148969

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Tests Are Broken and We Shouldn't Fix Them

This article appeared at gethello.org

https://www.gethello.org/post/tests-are-broken-and-we-shouldnt-fix-them

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How to Deal with a Difficult Parent

This post appeared at the teachthought site.

https://wegrowteachers.com/how-to-deal-with-a-difficult-parent/

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From Creativity To Assessment, A Checklist For Today’s Teachers

This post appeared at the teachthought site.

https://wegrowteachers.com/a-checklist-for-21st-century-teachers/

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10 Metacognitive Prompts To Help Students Reflect On Their Learning

This post appeared at the teachthought site.

https://wegrowteachers.com/10-metacognitive-prompts-to-help-students-reflect-on-their-learning/

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When Kids Say ‘I’m not a reader’: How Librarians Can Disrupt Traumatic Reading Practices

This post first appeared at the Mind/Shift site.

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56900/when-kids-say-im-not-a-reader-how-librarians-can-disrupt-traumatic-reading-practices