Tag: The Global Search for Education

  • Lyme Disease In Canada And USA Has Epidemic Potential- New Microbes Discovered

    Lyme Disease In Canada And USA Has Epidemic Potential- New Microbes Discovered

    Spring means fresh flowers and sunny days, but it also brings seasonal health issues as the weather gets warmer: from Rosacea to Lyme disease. Most likely, you or someone you know has been affected by Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in North America with more than 300,000 cases diagnosed each year. In a…

  • Virtual Reality Use In Classroom Shows Deforestation Reality

    Virtual Reality Use In Classroom Shows Deforestation Reality

    “When the viewer looks down, they’ll see their arms are branches, their body is the trunk, and when they move, the tree moves too.” – Winslow Porter Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality Markets are expected to reach US$162 billion by 2020.  How can schools use virtual reality to make learning more engaging? Most of us…

  • Dance Healing Immigrant Victims Of War Prejudice And Sexual Exploitation

    Dance Healing Immigrant Victims Of War Prejudice And Sexual Exploitation

    Study after study has shown that arts education nurtures students’ creativity and problem-solving skills, competencies that are critical for success in a 21st Century world, but how does dance and movement facilitate healing and transform at-risk youth? New York’s Battery Dance launched its Dancing to Connect programs in 2006. Since that time, the program has…