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"Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services2 Screen Shot 2013-12-11 at 12.02.54 PM Truss Me is an iPad app that students can use to design and test simple weight-bearing structures. Truss Me can be used in "challenge" mode or in "free play" mode. The challenge mode contains fifteen activities in which students are awarded points for strength and efficiency of their structures. For example, if a structure holds the weight but uses too many parts it doesn't receive as many points as a structure using fewer parts while supporting the same weight. Structures that won't work at all fall apart."

David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts »

Great video on blogging by David Truss @datruss http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/blogs-as-learning-spaces/

"In Visible Learning John Hattie basically says that almost everything we do in our efforts to help students in schools has a positive effect on students. However, much of what we do actually isn't terribly effective… despite our beliefs in these practices. (For example: Homework)"

"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?"

From the site: "Not the Knowing, but the Process of Inquiry. Not covering the curriculum, but 'uncovering' the curriculum. A focus in innovation and creativity… how do we model this… every day? Maureen also spoke of the 5 needs that we (students/teachers/learners) have: The need to feel confident, The need to feel like we belong, The need to be potent- feel you have made a difference, The need to feel useful, and The need to have a sense of optimism"