Education

There's a new Alphabet Book out, and this one's based in the game Mega Man. Now, I've never heard of Mega Man before, but the illustrations are fantastic, and the review which led me to the video was well written and brought up many good points.

The review: http://www.destructoid.com/the-art-of-once-upon-a-pixel-mega-man-160168....

Once Upon a Pixel: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/mega-man-once-upon-a/60433

Schools have been slowly but surely moving away from lecture-style classrooms for the past two decades. The results are clear - the more students are actively engaged in the learning process, the more they retain. But what about the students who can't seem to concentrate on the material, no matter how active they are? The students labeled as ADD and ADHD?

According to the New York Times, Nickelodeon's new show "Team Umizoomi" will be bringing math to preschool students. Aside from having a fantastic name, the show's creator is Blue's Clues' writer Soo Kim and features songs reminiscent of Schoolhouse Rock. Intruiged? I certainly am. A few of the show's aims include:

-Bringing math to the preschool group, a feat accomplished by no other current television shows, excepting Sesame Street
-Looking at the world through the perspective that children are naturally good at math, and sending this message to preschoolers

I've come across yet another article, extolling the virtues of classrooms using video games to help students teach. This time, the students are learning to create their own educational games, which younger grades will then use.

My personal favorite quote from the article: "When you teach other people, you strengthen 90 percent of what you know.”

Read more, at http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6712738.html?industryid=47075