Does character education help in academics?
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
What is character education? This is a learning process where the school, community and the parents come together to instill values to a learner, such as respect, justice, civic virtue, citizenship, and responsibility for self and others. Character education teaches the habits of thought and deed that help people live and work together as families, friends, neighbors, communities and nations. It helps the children become conscious of the right thing to do, committed to doing the right thing and competent in doing the right thing. The society require good moral character individu ..read more
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DIGITAL FOOTPRINT AND EDUCATORS
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
What is digital footprint? Digital footprint or digital shadow refers to one’s unique set of traceable digital activities, actions, contributions and communications manifested on the Internet or on digital devices.It includes the websites you visit, emails you send, and information you submit to online services. Digital footprints can be classified as either passive or active. Passive digital footprint Data trail you unintentionally leave online. For example, when you visit a website, the web server may log your IP address, which identifies your Internet service provider and your approximate l ..read more
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Uncovering the best age to start computer coding
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
Kids learn to play video games, use smartphones, tablets, and other electronics from a young age. They might also start to express an interest in learning how to code and program their own games. But, is this a good idea, and should you allow young kids to jump into coding? What is computer coding? Coding is the primary method for allowing intercommunication between humans and machines. It refers to the process of developing computer instructions to solve a particular problem. Computer coding involves use of special characters, signs and symbols found in a particular coding language. Each codi ..read more
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Tips to secure a successful career line after campus
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
Many times parents, students and even some educators believe that career choice starts at the university or college. They start strategizing and building their career line after graduation, by distributing their CV and applications to all the “big” companies they know. However, strategies and plans for successful career line start back in early education journey from last years in primary and secondary school years. Let’s go through the tips to help build a successful career line: What is your interest/hobbies? – Hobby/interest is something one likes to do or something that one has a feeling ..read more
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Are you a 21st century teacher?
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
What does it mean to be a 21st century teacher? Who is a 21st century teacher? If you have ever wondered what it takes to be a successful 21st-century teacher, below are tips to help you out. A 21st century education is one that responds to the economical, technological, and societal shifts that are happening at an ever-increasing pace. It is an education that sets children up to succeed in a world where more than half of the jobs they will have over their careers don’t even exist yet.  In short, it is an education that provides students with the skills and competencies they need to ..read more
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How to Get Girls into STEM
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
For years women have been underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in university courses and occupations.  According to UNESCO less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women, female students and employees are under-represented in STEM-related fields and Less than a third of female students choose to study higher education courses in subjects like math and engineering. Global female enrollment is particularly low in certain fields. Just 3% of students joining information and communication technology (ICT) courses across the globe are women. That impro ..read more
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Educator’s Role in Nurturing Learners in STEM in Developing Countries
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
Children are born with talents and skills that require nurturing to enhance it, educators play a major role in nurturing these skills to produce innovative citizens. As an educator your classroom is full of innovators, if nurtured they will become innovative out of their life experiences. They come up with innovative solutions for problems they encounter in life. To be able to have innovative solutions for the problems in our society, educators need to play the role of nurturing. Always bond with the learners Bonding is essential for educators and learners so as to foster good relationship and ..read more
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Facts on Remote Learning in Kenya
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
When the president of Republic of Kenya made the announcement on Sunday 15th March 2020 that school will be closed indefinitely, the news was received with mixed reaction of excitement to have a break at the same time the thoughts of how long it will take? What next? The school administrators, teachers, parents and also learners were left to wonder the next move to continue with learning. There are schools that were quick to adapt to remote learning, especially the private schools where learning picked and it became the norm. The second announcement came from the Ministry of Education that lea ..read more
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Integrating Coding with Content Delivery in the Classroom
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
Computer coding is vital to all levels of learners both in primary and in secondary schools with different career aspiration. Computer coding improves learners’ abilities in logical and analytical reasoning. Scratch is a programming language designed by MIT (Massachutetts Institute of Technology) media lab in 2003 where its aim was to help learners build computational skills to enhance their problem solving skills. Educators play a major role in the learners, not only in the subject content but also in developing an environment that allow a learner to build problem-solving skills. Click below ..read more
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How to Get Girls into STEM
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by Leonida Soi
3y ago
For years women have been underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in university courses and occupations.  According to UNESCO less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women, female students and employees are under-represented in STEM-related fields and Less than a third of female students choose to study higher education courses in subjects like math and engineering. Global female enrollment is particularly low in certain fields. Just 3% of students joining information and communication technology (ICT) courses across the globe are women. That impro ..read more
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