Student Engagement
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My grandfather is a great lover of jokes. I don’t mean the slightly cynical modern humor we use today. I mean the old stuff. Those…
A friend recently confided in me that she has a new passion—adult coloring books. At first, I looked at her and thought, “Really—how old ARE…
A few years ago, back when YA dystopias were all the rage in literary circles, a friend of mine suggested I read Divergent. Divergent’s…
There’s a bit of wisdom in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring which the hobbit Bilbo shares with his companions, “Not all those who…
I once heard an amusing story about a college student who wanted to test and see if children did better at card games when exposed…
Does the crazy pace of today’s 24/7 life ever get to you? At home and at work, we go, go, go. We over-schedule and run…
I’m all about tradition—those cherished practices, beliefs, and rituals passed down from one generation to another. Maybe for you that would be dinner together at…
The mission of the Van Andel Education Institute is to bring hands-on, comprehensive learning to classrooms across the country, while also empowering teachers with the…