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John Evans

Good News! Sitting Won't Kill You After All - 1 views

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    "Sitting is undeniably one of the comfiest ways to arrange your body. Almost as good as lounging, really, and just short of "dangling worry-free from hammock." But it has acquired a very bad rap over the past few years. A bad rap it doesn't quite deserve. Studies say sitting will kill us in all sorts of ways. It will kill us by heart attacks, kidney diseases, chronic diseases, and colorectal cancer. If it doesn't outright murder us, it will shorten our life expectancy and give us mental health issues. Sitting has been compared to smoking. It is the reason I panic-purchased an exercise ball chair from the internet. It is the reason fancier people buy stand-up desks and treadmill desks and have jogging meetings. New research from the Mayo Clinic Proceedings joins the pile-on. As Outside pointed out, the Mayo researchers found that every hour you sit reduces the gains of your daily workout by eight percent. Are those of us who spend our days in offices, homes, or cafes huddled in front of our computers, taking notes in lecture halls, or otherwise engaged in activities that generally require butt-to-chair contact really so screwed? "
John Evans

Teaching like it's 2999: My TEDxTalk: Sorry Sir Robinson... I think I killed creativity - 5 views

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    "On September 20, 2014, I was fortunate to give a TEDxTalk. The title was "Power to the Pupil" but in retrospect, I wish I'd named it "Sorry Sir Robinson... I think I killed creativity." This talk is about what to do once you become inspired to embrace student agency, creativity and exploration in the classroom... but you realize that your students have already become rubric zombies. It's about wondering - what do I do now? Am I too late? "
John Evans

You're Not Getting Enough Sleep-and It's Killing You | WIRED - 1 views

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    "THE WHOLE WORLD is exhausted. And it's killing us. But particularly me. As I write this, I'm at TED 2019 in Vancouver, which is a weeklong marathon of talks and workshops and coffee meetings and experiences and demos and late-night trivia contests and networking, networking, networking. Meanwhile, I'm sick as a dog with a virus I caught from my 3-year-old, I'm on deadline for what feels like a bazillion stories, and I'm pregnant, which means I need coffee but can't have too much, and need sleep but can only lay on my left side, and can't breathe without sitting propped up with a pillow anyway, since I can't safely take any cold medication. According to neuroscientist Matthew Walker, I'm doing serious damage to my health-and life-by not sleeping enough."
Kristine Kellenberger

To Kill A Mockingbird - 0 views

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    Digital Story about the reasons for learning about and reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The narrator discusses how the book has been challenged for so many years for being taught in school even though Harper Lee won a Pulitzer Prize and the book has been so popular for so long. The video helps students think about the issues in the book that they should use when thinking about whether or not it is appropriate in a high school classroom. Encourages students to think for themselves.
John Evans

Education Kills Our Creativity, Here Is How We Can Regain It - 4 views

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    "Society stresses the importance of education. Good grades in school propel a kid to a prestigious institution; and getting into a world-renowed college leads to a bright, successful future. And this generation is lucky, we are mostly well-educated. Ironically, schools mainly stuff information in our brains. Even though we are more educated, somehow our creativity is suppressed."
John Evans

Science Says This Is How Stress Kills Your Motivation | Inc.com - 1 views

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    "Achieving success typically means keeping a solid grip on your motivation. Otherwise, long-haul projects fizzle fast as you encounter the strain of regular challenges.  But scientists from Emory University now say that chronic inflammation is a huge troublemaker, and that it might interfere with your drive to persist and explore. According to their new theory, detailed in the paper Can't or Won't? Immunometabolic Constraints on Dopaminergic Drive, chronic inflammation puts a squeeze on your brain's dopamine supply. You probably know dopamine best for its role in helping you feel happy, but it's a chemical that keeps your brain seeking novelty, too."
John Evans

Are We Killing Students Love of Math? - Teacher Tech - 1 views

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    "I was at a friends house and saw their child working on a math worksheet for Algebra. THIRTY SIX exponents problems. Take a look at this website with an image of math work from 1898. It is almost exactly the same thing! Over ONE HUNDRED years later and students are doing the same assignments?! Let's teach like it is 2017 not 1900!  "
John Evans

Homework: parents have a lot to learn, too - Telegraph - 1 views

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    "Some tasks numb the soul, says Sarah Raffray, head of St Augustine's Priory in Ealing. "I'm talking about death by worksheet. There's nothing more killing than dragging your child to the table when you can't find anything intrinsically interesting about spotting adjectives." Ideally, she says, homework should inspire, divert and nurture a lifelong love of learning. Sound unrealistic? According to independent schools, it comes down to the quality of homework set by teachers. "Homework should be about engaging higher thinking skills and rarely about the right answer," says Raffray. "
John Evans

Shifting Learning - Presentation for RSCON4 - David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thou... - 0 views

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    "Shifting Learning - What Did You Learn At School Today? We hear a lot these days about project based learning, inquiry based learning, etc… What does that mean? What does it look like when schools shift away from "drill and kill" learning towards big ideas, questions, and "no right answer" kind of learning? And what kind of questions can 'we' ask to support students in their learning?"
John Evans

5 Apps to Boost Math Skills over the Summer | Common Sense Media - 0 views

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    "Want to keep your kids' math skills sharp over the summer -- but don't want to be a party pooper? Daily math practice doesn't have to be drill-and-kill. We found five highly engaging math apps that will help kids avoid the "summer slide" in a fun -- and totally painless -- way."
John Evans

Maths Beyond Drill and Kill | The Apptive Learning Lab - 0 views

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    "Students in our 1:1 iPad class bring their own devices to school, loaded with a set list of apps. There are very few "drill and practice" apps, rather those that allow for creativity and true demonstration of understanding. Our maths lessons have been completely transformed with the wide array of opportunities now available with apps such as Doodle Buddy, Number Pieces, Captions and Explain Everything."
John Evans

Ken Robinson: education should be like farming, not manufacturing - Business Insider - 4 views

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    "The problem with schools isn't that they work poorly. It's that they work too well at doing the wrong thing. Nine years after Ken Robinson delivered the most-watched TED talk of all time, the education expert is back with a book that answers the talk's titular question, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?""
John Evans

Blogging is Alive and Well for Leaders, Learners and Lead Generators | Getting Smart - 1 views

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    "In 2009 some folks said Twitter would kill blogging. Six years later, longform is flourishing. Some english teachers still worry that texting and social media damages student writing, but look at all the great new content sites full of great stories and useful information! What caused this resurgence of writing? We think it's new platforms, advocacy, content marketing, and a little edu blogging."
John Evans

Tales of the Undead…Learning Theories: The Learning Pyramid | ACRLog - 0 views

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    ""If I have to sit through YET ANOTHER freaking 'professional development' session based on these cockamamie theories, I am going to pluck my eyeballs out and throw them at whatever charlatan the administration hired to conduct said session."- professor on an online academic forum discussing learning myths, including the pyramid. Some educational myths just can't be killed. Case in point: the learning pyramid."
John Evans

5 TED Talks You Need to Watch if You Care About Learning - 0 views

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    "Whether teacher, trainer, or instructional designer these are 5 TED talks you need to watch. They all provide insight into the way we learn and what's wrong with how we currently 'deliver' learning. They all think big when envisaging how we might design and create engaging and meaningful learning experiences. My key takeaways: Creativity should have the same status as literacy. Solving problems sparks curiosity and creativity. Conversely giving the learner too much information can kill that buzz. We need creative problem solvers for our future. Learning happens best when it is social, collaborative, has meaning and is on the learners terms."
John Evans

No Classroom, Not Even a Class. Just Students, One by One, Logging On. - Technology - T... - 3 views

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    "Will Technology Kill the Academic Calendar? Online, semesters give way to students who set their own schedules"
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