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Antoney Luvinzu

Help children to grasp concepts so they can become better thinkers

Conceptual learning increases the understanding and retention of material. Concept-based instruction is driven by 'big ideas' rather than subject-specific content.

By Antoney Luvinzu 1 year ago

Help children to grasp concepts so they can become better thinkers

Problem based learning - a most effective tool in teacher training

Problem based learning - a most effective tool in teacher training

By Antoney Luvinzu 1 year ago

Why educational excursions are a crucial aspect of life in school

Why educational excursions are a crucial aspect of life in school

By Antoney Luvinzu 1 year ago

A teaching style that encourages learners to solve sticky problems

A teaching style that encourages learners to solve sticky problems

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

A case for diploma courses; Is the Bachelor's degree losing its value?

Technical colleges tend to offer more hands-on learning and require fewer unnecessary classes than four-year colleges. Our economy does not have so enough jobs for our university graduates.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

A case for diploma courses; Is the Bachelor's degree losing its value?

The Malaysian experience: Key takeaways on good education

The roads are smooth. Not just that, they are designed with the pedestrian and cyclist in mind. On education private institutions are encouraged to provide scholarship to students

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

The Malaysian experience: Key takeaways on good education

How to make schools a place students love

Embracing positive psychology increases a learner's experience of positive emotions. Research shows it helps reduce distress in times of crisis.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

How to make schools a place students love

Tolerance and liberal spaces key to instructional success in schools

Dogma must never have a place within a learning community. I personally see the role of School first as a forte of safety and belonging.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Tolerance and liberal spaces key to instructional success in schools

Visible thinking routines are effective tools in practical teaching

Educators need to make sure they equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully face the outcomes of the 21st Century

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Visible thinking routines are effective tools in practical teaching

Healthy school environment key to success in teaching and learning

Inclusive and student-centred classroom management styles create and encourage a respectful learning environment.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Healthy school environment key to success in teaching and learning

Time to embrace restorative and social-emotional approach to discipline

Traditional modes of discipline focus on punishing bad behaviour or offenders. Restorative approach flips that script, focusing on repairing the harm done to people.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Time to embrace restorative and social-emotional approach to discipline

World Skills Day should usher in new thinking in the labour sector

Up-skilling of the youth has become important in light of the world's shifting to sustainable development. Skills leading to success include resilience, good communication.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

World Skills Day should usher in new thinking in the labour sector

Students' culture and experiences should be central to their learning

Culturally-responsive teaching values cultural knowledge and skills that students bring to the classroom. Understanding students' lives can help teachers foster mutual respect.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Students' culture and experiences should be central to their learning

Philosophical underpinning imperative to success of CBC

It provides an opportunity for students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Philosophical underpinning imperative to success of CBC

Mastering the art of effective listening key to learning outcomes

Set a comfortable tone that gives your instructor an opportunity to think and speak. Pay attention to your body language as well as your frame of mind when engaging in active listening.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Mastering the art of effective listening key to learning outcomes

Multilingualism gives speakers an upper edge in the 21st century world

Multilingualism provides a competitive edge in today's job market. It provides an insight into the understanding of different cultures and experiences.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Multilingualism gives speakers an upper edge in the 21st century world

State should pay attention to the welfare, morale of its teachers

Dedicated and passionate teachers can create a rich learning experience for students. All over the world, it has emerged that the best way to support teachers is to listen to them.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

State should pay attention to the welfare, morale of its teachers

Coding: Future of jobs is in technology and Kenya got the memo

Coding is an essential skill since it’s an important part of digital transformation.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Coding: Future of jobs is in technology and Kenya got the memo

Parents and society have major role in ending cheating in examinations

The situation of cheating in examinations is perpetuated by low calibre teachers.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Parents and society have major role in ending cheating in examinations

Crucial role of classroom observation in enhancing the quality of teaching

Classroom observation is the bridge between the worlds of theory and practice. It can provide school directors and mentors with formative feedback for individual teachers.

By Antoney Luvinzu 2 years ago

Crucial role of classroom observation in enhancing the quality of teaching

BEWARE: Why you should be careful when buying potatoes on the roadside

If you happen to be among Kenyans who buy roadside farm produce while on transit, then you need to be more careful more than ever

By JULIAN KAMAU 6 years ago

BEWARE: Why you should be careful when buying potatoes on the roadside

Why you should date and marry a single mother

Some men view a single mother to be a burden or a no no

By Dayan Masinde 6 years ago

Why you should date and marry a single mother

Fake News affecting corporates, businesses and Media houses

The 11TH edition of Soma Connect saw about 50 audiences gathered in Lenana Hall at KICC to converse on how to debunk the ever-increasing cases of fake news

By Rose Abuli 7 years ago

Fake News affecting corporates, businesses and Media houses

This view of Rwanda as espoused by The Economist smirks of a neo-colonial mentality

<p ><b><br></b></p>It seems as if right is wrong and wrong is right if one is to go by the recent editorial opinion by The Economist regarding life in Rwanda today

By KimKamasa 7 years ago

This view of Rwanda as espoused by The Economist smirks of a neo-colonial mentality

Why is everyone hellbent on the possibility of chaos?

Uhuru has been declared the winner by the IEBC, the win is clear

By Ureporter 7 years ago

Why is everyone hellbent on the possibility of chaos?

The Power of faith

The covenant is an amazing journey as we relate with the living God

By Pastor Ambrose Nyangao 7 years ago

The Power of faith

The Standard Digital team visits Masinde Muliro University for Campus Talks

The Standard Digital team visited Masinde Muliro University on May 23, 2017 for campus talks themed How to thrive on digital

By Ureporter 7 years ago

The Standard Digital team visits Masinde Muliro University for Campus Talks

Rongai pupils: The painful journey to school

Allow me to echo this out, Wazazi wa Rongai, pelekeni watoto shule za public in Rongai

By Martoh Muriithi 7 years ago

Rongai pupils: The painful journey to school

MY HOUSEGIRL: Baba's handlers should not let him go public especially in TV interviews

"Mayooo, and he wants to be president?" My house girl screamed, midway watching Raila’s interview with a local station on Youtube

By Tony Malesi 7 years ago

MY HOUSEGIRL: Baba's handlers should not let him go public especially in TV interviews

95,000 people in Isiolo County are on the brink of death due starvation

Almost a 100,000 people in Isiolo are facing starvation, this is according to the National Drought Management Authority and Action Aid-Kenya report

By By Rading Biko 7 years ago

95,000 people in Isiolo County are on the brink of death due starvation

Maseno University exposed

Fred Matiang’i speaking during the opening of an induction workshop for newly appointed public university council members at Simba Lodge in Naivasha highlighted that the open use of drugs in public universities is now a threat to national security

By Hashtag reporter 7 years ago

Maseno University exposed

VIDEO: Angry Nigerians stop deportation of their fellow countryman who was handcuffed aboard a Lagos-bound KLM flight

Nigerians on board a KLM flight from Amsterdam, Holland, to Lagos, Nigeria threatened to prevent the plane from taking off after they spotted another Nigerian, who was being deported, held in handcuffs

By JULIAN KAMAU 7 years ago

VIDEO: Angry Nigerians stop deportation of their fellow countryman who was handcuffed aboard a Lagos-bound KLM flight

Why NASA is delaying announcement of its flagbearer

I am sure NASA will announce their presidential candidate in the last minute so that it becomes hard for some candidates to re-organise themselves

By Grace Wangari 7 years ago

Why NASA is delaying announcement of its flagbearer

Why Raila Odinga should not be on top of NASA ticket

Raila Odinga should not be on top of NASA ticket if he wants to stay as a force to reckon with in terms of reforms

By Mark Wanyama, US 7 years ago

Why Raila Odinga should not be on top of NASA ticket

Easter Holiday: Emulate Jesus’s undying love for the world this Easter

As Christians all over the world prepare to celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is vital to internalise and practise His love for the world

By Joseph Muthama 7 years ago

Easter Holiday: Emulate Jesus’s undying love for the world this Easter

Terror triumph: Let us renew our resolve in defeating Al Shabaab

The country recently commemorated the second anniversary of the massacre at Garissa University College in which 150 people, mainly students, lost their lives and dozens others wounded

By Hassan Malik Mohamed 7 years ago

Terror triumph: Let us renew our resolve in defeating Al Shabaab

Kenyans must look beyond clan and tribe

Naturally, humans are biased

By Hussein Mohammed 7 years ago

Kenyans must look beyond clan and tribe

Government should work together with industry to eradicate illegal gaming machines

We fully support President Uhuru Kenyatta’s concerns expressed today over the rising problem of underage gambling associated with illegal gambling machines

By Ronald Karauri 7 years ago

Government should work together with industry to eradicate illegal gaming machines

NCIC research reveals that university graduates are more tribal than high school drop-outs

Students who have completed secondary school education are more likely to accept people from other ethnic communities compared to university graduates, it has emerged

By Augustine Oduor 7 years ago

NCIC research reveals that university graduates are more tribal than high school drop-outs

Kudos to governor Kidero for honouring city icon Gerald Gikonyo aged 104

Last Thursday, a historic event took place at Alfa Hotel in downtown Nairobi when Governor Evans Kidero honoured one of the founders of Rwathia Distributors, Gerald Gikonyo, aged 104

By John Kihara and Geoffrey Muya 7 years ago

Kudos to governor Kidero for honouring city icon Gerald Gikonyo aged 104

Is Sports Fund another scandal in the making?

The Government wants to tax gaming companies 50 per cent of their gross revenue, create a fund to manage the money and apparently, get to sponsor and manage sports in the country through the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts using the new kitty

By Anthony Maina 7 years ago

Is Sports Fund another scandal in the making?

Where is Kenya headed to? It does not look good at all

Where are we headed to as a country? I feel from evidence we are not on the right track

By Martin Muya 7 years ago

Where is Kenya headed to? It does not look good at all

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology student killed in fishing expedition

A fishing adventure turned tragic after a university student died when a boat they were in capsized at Nyaudenge beach in Lake Victoria on Tuesday night

By Isaiah Gwengi 7 years ago

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology student killed in fishing expedition

Raila’s integrity to vie for presidency questioned

Why didn't the NGO petition IEBC to disqualify UhuRuto, the indictees of ICC, from contesting the 2013 elections?

By Carol Smith 7 years ago

Raila’s integrity to vie for presidency questioned

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