Using Cooperative Learning to Prepare Minority Students for Success 

Dr. Aries Cobb, Principal Investigator for "Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT)" with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Grant Manger of Bridging the Gap at Nathan Hale School, and the Advising Mentor for program evaluation of the Accelerated Reader Initiative at Empire CompuTech School in the Summer Scholarship Program at Baldwin-Wallace College. Dr. Cobb's publications include refereed and national level journals, state and district level standards, distance education modules, professional development training in 21st Century Learning, e-Portfolio action research, and articles for teaching professionals about teaching standards and strategies, enhancing technology-based skills to increase student achievement in the urban context.

 

Education: Nova Southeastern University:

Doctorate:  Instructional Technology Distance Education 

NSU-NABSE Fellowship: Psychology: Psychometrics 

 

Visual Literacy

Visuals are important in education because K-12 educators have to meet the needs of all learners. Visuals play unique role in learning. According to Smaldino, Lowther, & Russell (2008) visual media can be use to convey complex processes such as the water cycle and can be used to show verbal messages. What is visual literacy? What are two strategies that you may use to teach visual literacy?


Reference
Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., & Russell, J. D. (2008). Instructional technology and media for learning (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Virtual Bulletin Board

We use Bulletin Boards to display information, reward students for good work, and to inform others of what we are doing in our classrooms. Virtual Bulletin Boards allow parents, teachers, and students to see what we are doing in our classrooms and in our schools.