This looks very interesting - a full length book that incorporates texting into the learning process. Even though cell phones are banned at my school, this may be a way to use them productively at some point. Madelaine Kingsbury
This article is similar to the "Eat Your Veggies" article on Quest Atlantis. I did a little more research and learned about other studies performed to test the "learning engagement theory."
A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for Your Classroom. The author is Dr. Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology at The University of Virginia.
This article is very interesting. it discusses the process of learning and how we start with the basics and move on to more advanced. It also talks about how you need basic skills and those aren't something that you can skip over.
This video is very interesting. It is also known as "Shift Happens." When I viewed this video, I thought about how it would change the way I want to teach.
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