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Education Around the World

02/12/2015 - 12:48
What are the education statistics from around the world? What regions have the highest college graduations? Do teachers around the globe share similar teaching ideals? Education methods and standards, including results, vary around the world. However, one essential ingredient is CRITICAL THINKING and ACTION LEARNING. Most teachers see learning as a process where students are given the opportunity to actively engage in the classroom, rather than become passive recipients of information. Teachers realize that they need to encourage students to make their own inquiry, thereby supporting the...
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Amazing People Education - Winston Churchill

30/11/2015 - 16:10
Winston Churchill was born on November 30. As we remember this enigmatic leader on his birthday, we wonder just how much we know about him? Did you know he was Prime Minister of Britain not once, but twice? On July 16, 1945, after being defeated in the elections the previous day, Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister of Britain. However, he was to become Prime Minister again. Remembered by many, as one of the greatest British leaders of the 20th Century, Winston Churchill had an inherent drive to achieve his highest potential throughout his life. In this fascinating title, get an...
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Wanted! Pilot School for this amazing Oz Musical!

25/11/2015 - 16:57
WANTED! Pilot School for this amazing Oz Musical! ' Heroes of the Great Southern Land' is designed for students aged 10 - 16 and forms part of the Amazing Schools Program. As we prepare to launch into Australian schools, the education team is keen to gather feedback and insights into how this unique way of learning improves student engagement and understanding. The series of short music scenes provides a way for students, from all cultures, to learn in engaging ways through dramatic classroom or theatre productions, about the issues that both the settlers and the native people faced. 'Heroes...
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Who will be tomorrow’s Marie Curie, Alfred Nobel, Harriet Tubman or Abraham Lincoln?

12/11/2015 - 11:41
Introducing An Inspirational School Programme that will help to ….. The Amazing Story ..…. This past summer, Danise Bartlett, Head of Citizenship, was working with a Year 7 English group on William Shakespeare’s much-studied play, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. The day was hot and the students were distracted. Miss Bartlett invited her students to ‘meet’ William Shakespeare in their classroom through Amazing People audio and video life stories. She nominated a student to step into William’s shoes and the rest of the class interviewed him. The result? Engagement went through the roof. 94% of the...
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The First Five Minutes Of A Class

05/11/2015 - 12:36
by Dr Charles Margerison - What are the easy and the difficult parts of teaching? That is a question I have asked various teachers. Some of them say, given the various face to face teaching requirements, that finding time to prepare is a major difficulty. Others say it is ensuring the control and management of the class. However, one topic comes up regularly. That is, what should one do in the first five minutes of a class? The Teacher as a Facilitator In my discussion with Jim, a teacher of science, he said, 'The atmosphere and tone is set in the first five minutes.' The students will be...
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Amazing People Education - Dr Jonas Salk, what is the vaccine he discovered?

28/10/2015 - 14:51
Activity for Teachers, Parents and Students - "To find the enemy discover where it lives When attacking the enemy look at how it behaves To destroy the enemy, analyze how it breeds In my case, the enemy was xxxxx?" - Dr Jonas Salk Dr Jonas Salk first inoculated a boy with the vaccine to stop 'this enemy in its tracks' on April 12, 1955. WHAT WAS THE ENEMY? Some had to live their days in an iron lung, in order to breathe - Outbreaks reached pandemic proportions between 1900 and 1960 Meet Jonas Salk and find out how important his research and work were for all of us world-wide. What disease did...
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Do Amazing People Take After Their Parents?

23/10/2015 - 00:00
by Dr Charles Margerison - The Parents of Amazing People ... What Influence Do They Have? If you were to name a person who you regard as amazing in terms of their achievements who would you choose? There are many people to choose from in science, music, engineering, literature, medicine, architecture, exploration, business, politics and other areas of achievement. We live in an age when multi-media tools such as computers and digital information systems are available. How do you rank the achievements of people like Leonardo and Michelangelo , or Shakespeare and Twain , or Dr Marie Curi e and...
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Amazing People Education - Louis Braille

14/10/2015 - 15:14
Activity for Teachers, Parents and Students - Who are some of the amazing people we remember during International White Can Day? There have been many great individuals affiliated with the development of systems to enhance the lives of those who are vision impaired or blind. Did you know Louis Braille himself, was blind? Whilst he did not develop the White Cane, Louis Braille’s pivotal work changed the lives of blind and visually impaired people around the globe. His Braille system has become a worldwide standard that has opened up opportunities for anyone suffering from blindness. Louis spent...
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Amazing People Education - Enrico Fermi

29/09/2015 - 09:31
Activity for Teachers, Parents and Students - The first nuclear reactor was erected in 1942 in Chicago. On December 2, 1942 a group of scientists achieved the first self-sustaining chain reaction and thereby initiated the controlled release of nuclear energy. One of those scientists was Enrico Fermi . Born on September 29, 1901, Enrico Fermi was a man ahead of his time in many respects, and dedicated his life to the development, use and production of energy. His extensive research in advanced physics and quantum mechanics resulted in him discovering what are known as the 'Fermi Statists' at...
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Class Activity - How To Write a BioView®

22/09/2015 - 08:21
A Unique Class Activity - by Dr Charles Margerison - I have introduced my unique BioView® stories in my recent article, 'Life' Writing and BioView® Stories . But, how do you write a BioView®? If you were to meet Christopher Columbus , Mozart , Captain James Cook , Mark Twain , Albert Einstein , or Coco Chanel , what questions would you ask them? These students at Castle Vale High School were able to engage in a unique way when they came 'face to face' with Christopher Columbus . Hear what they had to say . Through the magic of Amazing People Avatars, we can provide students with the...
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