In this post, I would like to share 10 great Augmented Reality (AR) applications to use in education. Enjoy! 1. Curiscope Curiscope is one of my favorite AR apps. It is an AR poster with the beautifully printed designs and to bring the wonders of the universe into your world. Imagine surprising your students by asking them to use their phone to look at a beautiful poster in your class and get an educational experience augmented by digital information. For more information, p

In this brief post, I would like to introduce an important report prepared by the World Economic Forum called Schools of the Future: Defining New Models of Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To read the full report, please CLICK HERE. The report summarized key findings to define high-quality learning in the Fourth Industrial Revolution under a new global educational framework called Education 4.0: A Global Framework for Shifting Learning Content and Experiences T

Have a comfortable seat for everyone in your heart so that no one hesitates or feels unwelcome! Considering the heartbreaking situation in our nation nowadays, I believe it is high time for us as educators to revisit Nieto's (2008) levels of multicultural education supports. For those of you who are not familiar, these five levels are monocultural, tolerance, acceptance, respect, and affirmation, solidarity, and critique. Before starting to explain each level, I would like to

I believe many educators will share my feelings when I say that we are educating our children for an unknown future. We have begun experiencing the Fourth Industrial Revolution with frequent major developments in many fields including genetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, augmented reality, 3D printing, and biotechnology. The exponential growth in these fields and many others rapidly change everything in our lives. According to the World Economic Forum,

As an educator, I regularly notice that research supports universal good human values, such as the importance of fostering a caring environment for the development of children's social skills and behavior. Today, I will share another concept directly related to good human values but also supports the brain development of our children. Yes! It is about the brain-changing power of having conversations with children. I believe that common sense tells us having regular conversati

Today, I would like to introduce you to a great educational event about Rethinking Learning. It is called Dare to Learn - The Festival of Rethinking for Learning. The event will be held in Helsinki, Finland between September 16 and 17, 2020. I must say that it will be extremely challenging to attend this event during the pandemic especially for educators not currently living in Finland. However, I still think this is an important event to know. Very different than many educat