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Article: Sleep Deprived Students
May 9, 2013
Sleep deprivation is a significant hidden factor in the underachievement of school pupils, according to a global study. This article shows us the importance of sleep and how it is essential for success! Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22209818
A fun application
May 3, 2013
This application is absolutely fantastic if you want to play with music and beats with your class. You basically drop and drag beats and melodies onto characters from a band and they sing, rap etc. Its designed for children and a class favourite (and its free) http://www.incredibox.com
Article: Students Face Tougher Tests That Outpace Lesson Plans
April 16, 2013
It is worrying that High School graduates may not be ready for college level work! http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/nyregion/with-tougher-standardized-tests-a-reminder-to-breathe.html?_r=0 Inquiry based curriculum, critical skills and team work are essential for success in the C21st. BIS-NY has a lot of this right but we are always looking to sharpen and deepen our methods!
MOOCs article
February 25, 2013
The big misunderstanding about MOOCs… http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/the-big-misunderstanding-about-moocs/2013/02/24/63ca3ca6-7e82-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_blog.html?tid=wp_ipad
Children’s brains and Technology
February 11, 2013
A series of New York Times articles on kids’ brains and their uses of technology: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/features/timestopics/series/your_brain_on_computers/index.html
Schools speak out against gun violence:
January 17, 2013
Please show your support of the school leaders speaking out against gun violence and visit: www.HOSAGV.org.
Attain Magazine
January 8, 2013
http://www.attainmagazine.co.uk/magazine/
Education & Creativity
January 2, 2013
Interesting article in the guardian on teaching, schools and creativity. Definitely worth a read! http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/10/teaching-sats
Middle School Debate
December 19, 2012
The English Speaking Union features BIS-NY pupils: http://www.esuus.org/esu/programs/middle_school_debate/NYDL/the_great_churchill_debate/
Holiday Greeting
December 14, 2012
To wish us a Happy Holiday season, the British Consulate made this video, recreating scenes from Love Actually – featuring our very own BIS-NY choir! It even caught the attention of The Mirror (see the link below) Happy Holidays. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/love-actually-spoof-video-greeting-1485930#.UMlHMShCHtg.mailto http://youtu.be/kIhFQ3JkzNg