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 Lisa Durff

IATEFL Webinars | Membership Information - 0 views

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    Attended a webinar on June 22 with Penny Ur about critical thinking. Although the recording may be for members only, her books are available at http://www.amazon.com/Penny-Ur/e/B001H6KY6Q
 Lisa Durff

Inspiring young minds to innovate | eSchool News - 0 views

  • Schools play a critical role in developing these abilities in students,
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      I could disagree more with this statement! Schools have nothing to do with it - people do - some of us are called teachers, some are called relatives; some we meet F2F, some we only meet in virtual spaces.
  • Peter Drucker
  • seven sources of systemic innovation for developing solutions to major problems,
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      So where is the requirement that these analytical thinking skills be learned in a place called school? 
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  • Innovation occurs when people collaborate and stretch beyond the information-gathering phase of problem-solving
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Well said! Let's collaborate and innovate today!
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    I could disagree more with this statement! Schools have nothing to do with it - people do - some of us are called teachers, some are called relatives; some we meet F2F, some we only meet in virtual spaces.
 Lisa Durff

How Project-Based Learning Builds 21st-Century Skills | Edutopia - 0 views

  • That means students in PBL classrooms are spending more time learning about important content through experiences that emphasize critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      My research question (for course project) is does PBL in high school influence college/university enrollment rates?
 Lisa Durff

Ed.VoiceThread - Conversations in the cloud - 0 views

  • Featured VoiceThreads StoryCorps' mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives. Our college-readiness curriculum, StoryCorpsU, uses StoryCorps content and interviewing techniques to enhance students' skills in the areas of speaking, listening and critical thinking, while also fostering self awareness and social awareness.
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