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• Integrated Learning – an Education Elixir? Integrated Learning in the Classroom A few days ago I was talking to a friend about issues that he felt needed to be addressed in order to “fix education”, as he put it.  His background is in ...continue
• Using Math to Boost Your Wow Factor for the London Olympics Since I’m an enthusiastic swimmer, and since the summer London Olympic Games are rapidly approaching, I got to wondering which woman holds the fastest Olympic record in the 100 meter freestyle stro...continue
• Do your bit for the environment with recycled art! Recycle your materials into origami picture frames or greeting cards! “Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Repurpose.” – One can learn so much about the environment while doing creative art projects from...continue
• Inspiring critical thinking and creativity in the next generation of architects! What do you get when you put a variety of leftover tiles in front of preschoolers? A feast for curious minds and creative hands! One of my five year old students designed this house. Look at the c...continue
• RAFT inspires Stanford student to design hands on Activity Kit for children with special needs When I first walked into my 'Perspectives in Assistive Technology' class at Stanford, I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know much about assistive technology, except for what I’ve learned gr...continue
• Science fairs: Nurturing the 21st century thinker 3D Tessellation model A bespectacled 6th grader enthusiastically explains ‘efficiency of 3D space tessellations’ with myriad equations and handmade tessellation patterns to address the needs of...continue
• Hands on solutions for children with special needs In today’s highly competitive world the top priority of every school district is to make education accessible to everyone, irrespective of their financial or cultural background.  For the recently ...continue
• Jewish religious artifacts get an inventive, artistic twist with RAFT materials Deborah Jacobstein proudly displays her students' art works made with RAFT materials! Deborah Jacobstein, one of RAFT’s longstanding members, has found beautiful, artistic and highly innovative w...continue
• Weave storytelling and hands on activities to interest your students in science concepts using the RAFT shake table capture your student's imagination and interest in plate tectonics and earthquakes! ‘Nothing was going right for Alice today. Her socks didn’t match in the morning, s...continue

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