Funderstanding

Funderstanding is a resource for teachers, parents, and students to stay up to date on education-related issues. The company focuses on innovative and progressive approaches to inspire learning in classrooms as well as homes.


Activities

Astronomy Lesson Plan: How Big is the Solar System?

Astronomy, like the size of the solar system, is such a vast subject that it can be a challenging one to teach. It’s a fascinating topic and there are so many angles to choose when trying to effectively teach astronomy. … Continue reading

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Assessment Methods and Tools

Assessment Tools

When a business creates a learning system, it also needs a measurement plan to assess its effectiveness. A company training department, which is accountable to upper management, must prove that its employees have grown proficient in the tasks they’ve learned. … Continue reading

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Curriculum

Whole Brain Teaching

Definition Whole-brain teaching is an instructional approach derived from neurolinguistic descriptions of the functions of the brain’s left and right hemispheres. Basic Elements Neurolinguistic findings about the brain’s language functions show that in the integrated brain, the functions of one … Continue reading

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Educators

Thematic Instruction

Definition Thematic instruction is the organization of a curriculum around macro “themes.” Thematic instruction integrates basic disciplines like reading, math, and science with the exploration of a broad subject, such as communities, rain forests, river basins, the use of energy, … Continue reading

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Educators

Cooperative Learning

Definition Cooperative learning consists of instructional techniques that require positive interdependence between learners in order for learning to occur.

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