The two main factors for better education are knowledgeable teachers and smaller class sizes.
The more knowledgeable a teacher is the better and more creative they can be at explaining concepts and at responding to students’ questions.
The smaller the classes are, the more likely it is that students will receive the individual attention they need to improve. It means getting additional materials that help them fill in their knowledge gaps.
Knowledge Avatars Incorporated, creator of Knowledge Avatars, your knowledge in the cloud, is seeking teachers to author K-12 educational content for their advanced Internet platform.
These school-based Knowledge Avatars will focus on topics that are of interest to K-12 schools, math, science, history, writing, and more.
It is a good day! We have just added the ability to embed interactive experiences in your Knowledge Avatar. An experience is where the learner actually does something as part of the learning process. If you would like to see an example, just go over to the About Knowledge Avatars Knowledge Avatar and click on the Experiences concept.
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have entered the mainstream as a modern approach to learning. "The New York Times dubbed 2012 'The Year of the MOOC.'
Author Josh Kaufman, who wrote The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . .
Over the last half-century, a number of educational ideas have become popular to help educators organize and plan out their lessons. Most importantly has been the movement to specify operationally what you expect your students to be able to do when they have mastered the concepts that you are teaching.
As an author you can create your own Knowledge Avatars and create content for any Knowledge Avatar. Click on the contact link at the top of this page to apply to be an author. It is free.