Posts on “ current events ”

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning, joined 100 people from 20 countries to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the Horizon Report at an alumnae board retreat last week. She represented BrainPOP on the board for the 2010 and 2011 K12 reports. With well over one million downloads and 27 translations in… Read the Rest»

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, recently returned from the REAL (Recommendations for Education and Advancement of Learning) Commission kickoff meeting in Washington, DC. The commission consists of 25 leaders in education technology from industry and academia. They have been charged with recommending an initial research and policy agenda for… Read the Rest»

Guest Blogger Laura Candler was a teacher in Fayetteville, North Carolina for over 30 years. She has presented educational workshops to teachers around the country for over 12 years. She’s the author of 10 books for teachers, and her Teaching Resources website is jam packed with ideas galore! We are thrilled to have her contributing her… Read the Rest»

This week, our friends across the pond at BrainPOP UK will be sharing the BrainPOP love at BETT: England’s largest Education Technology extravaganza.  Not only will you find BrainPOP UK on the exhibitor floor, but Tim and Moby will be represented in some conference sessions too! If you happen to be at BETT, come stop by, say… Read the Rest»

In 2012, we pledge to help each and every BrainPOP educator. Here is a list of 12 promises that we make to you. We will help you by. . . 12)  providing lesson plans with ideas for using BrainPOP content with your students. 11) sharing best practice with stories from our guest bloggers. 10) mobilizing… Read the Rest»

Get in “The Hobbit” of working BrainPOP’s brand-new J.R.R. Tolkien topic into your curriculum! Making its debut this week, our Tolkien movie profiles the celebrated author, his definitive works, and his influences. It follows him from his English childhood and service in World War I to his stint as a professor of Old English and… Read the Rest»

This weekend saw the passing of two significant figures in world history: Václav Havel, a former head of state who oversaw the switch from communism to democracy in the Czech Republic; and Kim Jong-il, the dictator and supreme ruler of North Korea until his death on Saturday. In the coming days, your students may hear… Read the Rest»

Ahh,  the weeks before holiday break:  sentiments of joy and unrestrained excitement compete with the realities of extreme distraction and stress.  In other words, it’s hard to get a lot done!  At BrainPOP, we recognize this and we want to help you get through to the promised land: winter break. How about a little creative BrainPOP art project?… Read the Rest»

Multimedia and animation teacher Chris Murphy from Newton Massachusetts, shares his experience with BrainPOP animator Amber Alvarez’s virtual visit to his animation class.  By bringing an animation expert into class, Chris connected with BrainPOP in a whole new way! I appreciate BrainPOP’s help with my Interactive Multimedia class. A few weeks ago,  we arranged a… Read the Rest»

BrainPOP is proud to be a Sponsoring Partner for the 2011 Global Education Conference, held entirely online from November 14-18. With over 200 sessions presented from all over the world, the conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects related to connecting educators and classrooms with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness, fostering global competency,… Read the Rest»