Archive for January, 2010

Enhanced Learning With Celestron Telescopes

Monday, January 11th, 2010

As teachers, we are always on the prowl for new and interesting ways to engage our students into the activity of learning. After all, it is our job; we are responsible for engaging our student so that not only is learning made fun, but so that students walk away with knowledge that is invaluable. So with that in mind, Celestron Telescopes is our focus of study. Celestron Telescopes has been making telescopes for both professional, educational, and personal use for years. With one of their powerful telescopes, you will be better able to teach your students about astronomy, the universe and the world around them. Star searching and gazing also makes a  great recreational treat for students with good behavior. The Celestron NexStar 8SE Telescope has been noted to perform very well and is user friendly too.  And not to worry about how to afford one for your classroom because there are educational grants available for such projects as well as district funding in some cases.

So let Celestron Telescopes into your classroom and allow them to add a bit of fun and excitement to the learning environment; your students will definitely thank you for it later.

1800 Flowers: A Great Educational Case Study

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The New Year has brought with it the idea that teaching should be done differently. As a teacher, you cannot continue to teach your students with the same methods that you have been using. You must focus on a new way of doing things, especially if the current conditions are not working. Harvard University has for many years utilized case studies as a primary method of teaching. Case studies offer a great opportunity to not only teach students in the realm of several different subject areas, but also encourage deeper analysis on their part and independent learning. With the help of case studies, students can become more well rounded and well versed individuals. 1800 Flowers, for example, is a great learning opportunity for a case study. If you are an elementary or middle school teacher, you could have your students run basic arithmetic analysis on the company. Have them understand what profit is and how to calculate it, or how much money one need if you wanted to order X amount of flowers at various costs.

You could also create reading assignments for them, requiring them to do research on the history of the company and is founders. As you can see, 1800 Flowers has a wealth of material to provide as a case study. Any student of this subject would be ready for any business school, and even for any opportunity to perform analysis on any subject.