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Daily Digital Detox: Technology Balance Challenge
Try the Banyan Daily Digital DetoxHave you ever had a tech overload like Olive? You sit down to check your email for a couple minutes. Next thing you know, it's been hours. Your stomach's growling and your eyes have trouble focusing. We all fall into technology...
Learning Live 2021 Graduation
The Learning Live, graduating class of 2021, celebrated in style in an interactive Zoom graduation ceremony. Students and teachers gave speeches, exchanged awards, recapped an unforgettable year, and officially had the opportunity to move their BGL tassels to the...
Write Your Own Dig Cit Script!
Many parents and educators want a script for how to talk to their young learners about digital citizenship. And I've found that the best script is one that you write yourself. Here's HOW. Start byanswering these questions: How do you feel about safeguarding privacy...
5 Lockdown Life Hacks with BGL
by Kellen Sprew & Jacquelin Fink Make the most of learning at home with these simple life hacks. Our after-school virtual programs create unique learning environments that offer fun alternatives to the typical online class. Learners focus on things they really...
Not Your Average Bridge Project!
by Patricia Reiter A few months ago, a “foodbridge” was not a thing. As of now, it is the imagined creation of three brilliant, young ladies at Tsai Hsing School in Taipei. Ann, Yulianna, and Angel’s “Foodbridge,” pictured here, is the culmination of their vision for...
True History of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr – Student Activism Club
On January 18th, 2021, Banyan Global Learning’s Student Activism Club celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Our special guest, Mansa Moosa-El (Mozez) joined us virtually to share precious first-hand knowledge of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Era. Mozez is a Los...
Our Favorite Tools for Online Learning
by Katrina Baran & Deirdre Marlowe At BGL, we’ve been teaching using video conferencing for more than a decade and are still awed by the number of tools available. The internet is crowded with apps, programs and websites that promise to be the best ones to use to...
“Just Vote,” A Song by Amani Weary – from BGL’s Activism Field Trip Club
BGL's Student Activism Club is a collection of truly inspiring youth who have been busy making change one sign, poem, song and march at a time. Their efforts came to a head on Monday, November 2 - the day before Election Day - as they shared their creative projects...
Teaching Sustainable Development Goals in Collaboration with Expert Changemaker Robert Thornton
In BGL’s 7th grade classes at Tsai Hsing School, we have been studying what it means to be a changemaker. One of the themes is that, to be a changemaker, you don’t have to be famous or do something that changes the entire world, but that the small acts you do can...
Surviving Halloween in Quarantine: BGL’s Variety Show & Zoom Party!
As Halloween kicks off the holiday season, we're reminded of the love and support of our families, friends and communities. In times of new holiday traditions, BGL is happy to host our first ever Halloween Zoom Party! Friday, October 3012pm PT / 3pm ETOR3pm PT / 6pm...
Portland Radio Station KBOO Interviews BGL Founder
On 10/20/20, BGL's founder and president - Seth Fleischauer - was interviewed on KBOO's popular Melting Pot program. Seth discussed the evolution of distance learning within the U.S. educational system since March and the ways in which BGL is helping students retain...
Will Online Learning Be Permanent?
The short answer to the question is yes, distance learning will be permanent. The real question is how widespread it will be. Distance learning has been around in one way, shape or form since correspondence courses by mail sprang up in 1728. With the advent of the...
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