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we read, on a regular basis, that schools buy technology — desktops, laptops and now mobile devices — and experience virtually no impact on student achievement.

Adding technology to direct-instruction, paper-and-pencil-based pedagogy, will have little impact

inquiry-based, to support students engaging in conversations, to support students relating their concrete experiences outside the school to the abstract ideas introduced inside the school

9. The Three Most Effective Tips Are Also the Most Boring

Eating well

Getting enough sleep

question the entire premise of the education system, which is based on IQ as the single measure of intelligence and cognitive ability.

“People who scored really highly on our imaginative test show greater brain connectivity between these brain networks that are talked about a lot in the literature as being at odds

imaginative, creative people are good at disconnecting the attention network in order to enter a flow state when they generate ideas

primary purpose of teaching

That means students in PBL classrooms are spending more time learning about important content through experiences that emphasize critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication

As it turns out, this concept is completely fictional. The film was done by advertising students and submitted to Future Lions in Cannes. The students are not, in fact, working with Google—though one student with the project says that Google indicates the technique is at least theoretically possible. We've updated this post to clarify that this is only a thought experiment and not a service that's being pursued by Google.

Storytelling is evolving, as humans are adapting, experimenting and innovating with the use of ever changing technology, the growth of human networks and our ability to imagine new paths.

It is NOT about the tools… it is about the skills

writing, speaking, communication skills oral fluency information literacy visual literacy media literacy language skills auditory skills drama Skills presentation skills listening skills publishing skills

1. Transformational Teachers Create Constructivist Experiences

Transmission

Transformational