Jessie Voigts's Blog, page 66
March 30, 2022
Renowned Education Researchers on “I Love Learning”
The following is an excerpt from 10 Steps to Develop Great Learners by Professor John Hattie and Educator Kyle Hattie.
Meet Jean Piaget. As a youngster, he was fascinated with natural history. In his early teens, he wrote a paper on mollusks, went on to finish his PhD, and then worked with Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon, the original developers of the first intelligence tests. Piaget became more interested...
March 29, 2022
The Best Pro Tools For Digital Nomads And Online Educators
Many people didn't need work-from-home advice during the pandemic since they've already been doing it way before the start of the global health crisis. While stay at home directives consumed much of 2020 and beyond, the exponential rise of digital nomads, embracing the ethos that location is everything, continued its surge. In the US alone, there was a 112% increase in the number of digital nomads, which include online educators, from 2019 to 2021. Of course, th...
March 28, 2022
Growing the Rhyme and Encouraging Imagination
The following is an excerpt from STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream: Reimagining the Culture of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by Christopher Emdin, Ph.D.
A Dream Culture is a lived reality that privileges a way of thinking and doing that pushes the boundaries of normality by encouraging the imagination and manifesting what it produces. To hold a Dream Culture is to sit with and channel our values in such a way that a symbiotic community is created wh...
March 22, 2022
Where to go on holiday in Bulgaria
Often forgotten and underestimated (probably because of the location), Bulgaria is becoming a more and more popular destination for travelers looking to explore somewhere historic, cultural, and new to them. There are so many places to see and moments to experience in Bulgaria! Here are my top three places to visit on your holidays in Bulgaria.
Situated in the south of the Bulgarian seaside, this city offers something for every taste. The beautiful his...
March 21, 2022
Music for Reflection, Courage, and Hope
Connection and community: as events shift and change, so do understandings and perspectives about events and circumstances.
Music can offer a thread that pulls through, a life line, even a life boat, in times of change. There are dark times; there are lighter times. Music can be a friend along the way through all these shifts and changes.
That is something people in Ireland have known a good bit about through the long course of the island's history. One aspect t...
March 14, 2022
History Comes Alive in Old San Juan
Where in North America can you celebrate five centuries of history? From now until June 2022, Puerto Rico is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the founding of Old San Juan. Established by the Spaniards in 1521, Old San Juan has the distinction of being “the oldest continuously inhabited post-European contact city under United States territory and the second oldest in the entire Western Hemisphere.”
As cruise ship passengers, we were introduced to the walled...
March 13, 2022
22.33 Stories: Strength Through Vulnerability with Robin Hauser
Featuring first-person stories of people finding themselves in the middle of a culture that is foreign to them; each week, 22.33 will deliver interesting tales from people who share how they were able to create mutual understanding through cultural exchange.
Based in South Carolina to teach Arabic to American university students, Salma Oubkkou found herself in the path of a major hurricane—and completely new weather phenomeno...
March 8, 2022
Through the Eyes of an Educator: Global Citizenship
Today’s world is a chaotic mess of everything. Within the past few years, we’ve dealt with plagues, weather disasters, political unrest, domestic madness, international issues, and all sorts of mayhem. Throughout the past two years of the COVID pandemic, we’ve regularly heard the mantra we’re all in this together. In truth, sadly, we’ve seen much nationalism take precedence over global community compassion. As the WHO continues to call for more sharing of resourc...
March 7, 2022
Why You Should Consider Experiencing A Crewed Catamaran Charter in Greece
With people becoming more adventurous and curious about traveling to other locations, there has been a significant growth in the number of tourists wanting a unique and luxury experience abroad. This has also sparked a curiosity in many individuals to visit top destinations like Greece, which is globally recognised for its luxury holiday ventures.
Indeed, as there has been a dwindling in the amount of people who are interested in city breaks, they are becoming ...
March 4, 2022
Top 10 Things to Eat in Egypt
Are you an epicurean—and hungry for All Things Egyptian? Me, too. I travel for food, and cook to explore the world. Besides an incredible culture, storied history, fascinating archaeology, and stunning landscape, Egypt boasts a delicious (and, obviously, historic) cuisine. Before you head to Egypt (we recommend egyptair), peruse these top ten things to enjoy whilst in Egypt…and perhaps cook some at home before you go, to get in the spirit.
Note: Egyptian cuisine f...
