Shweta Sharma
Mindfulness is a quality that is rapidly becoming the need of the hour for all age groups. In today’s world, this quality needs to be cultivated in children right from a very young age, only then can it provide them with the necessary tools to balance and shape their lives effectively. Encouraging children or young … Read more
Teenage is a turbulent time in everyone’s life. With our bodies and lives rapidly changing before we even have time to process it, it can get quite cumbersome to keep up. Mindfulness can save the day in these instances, giving you the time and capacity to just be in the moment. At that moment, all … Read more
Passive learning and teaching have been at the receiving end of questions for a long time. More and more educators are now suggesting that passive classrooms are not sufficient for the growth of students. As the world requires more problem and solution-focused development of students, active learning methods came into the picture, to equip teachers … Read more
Response to Intervention, or RTI, is an approach that implies early detection and aid before failure. RTI’s earliest footprints trace back to IDEA, which only highlighted its importance in the education of a special needs child. However, the term has been expanded to include all types of learners and challenge any problems resulting from the … Read more
Executive function refers to the abilities that enable us to focus, plan, prioritize, work toward goals, self-regulate our behaviors and emotions, adapt to new and unexpected situations, and eventually participate in abstract thinking and planning. Executive functions, like a primary conductor for an orchestra, supervise and organize a wide range of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional … Read more
Education has long been regarded as a basic human right. It ensures that individuals can become successful adults who can access various opportunities and lead independent lives. Ensuring that education is accessible to all is the responsibility of the governing bodies. With the same goal in mind, the U.S. government has put several multi-tiered structures … Read more
Synchronous and Asynchronous learning is regarded as new-age teaching modes. With a batch for whom the earliest experience of school has been virtual, synchronous, and asynchronous doesn’t seem unrealistic at all. Even though schools and colleges have a preference towards traditional classrooms, the tools and modalities of both synchronous as well as asynchronous learning is … Read more
Practices for mindful awareness can assist instructors in identifying and controlling emotional reactivity in their classrooms. Despite being one of the most stressful jobs, teaching is among the most rewarding. The majority of teacher preparation programs place a heavy emphasis on curriculum and methodology while ignoring the real social, emotional, and cognitive demands of teaching. … Read more
Can you name all the steps it takes to ride a cycle? All the processes involved in it? If you had to take a minute to come up with the answer, it’s because most of the processes involved don’t require you to consciously think about them. For most people, these processes just happen automatically because … Read more
The brain processes that help us successfully organize, concentrate, recall instructions, and balance various activities are known as executive function skills. Children who are given a chance to practice executive function benefit for the rest of their lives, as does society. These abilities are essential for learning and growth. Additionally, they encourage good behavior and … Read more