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STUDYBLUE | Make online flashcards & notes. Study anywhere, anytime. - 0 views

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    Create online flashcards that students can access via web browser or mobile apps (iOS and Android); tracks student progress.
Randy Rodgers

Dispelling the Myth of Deferred Gratification - Education Week - 1 views

  • What worked best wasn't (in Mischel's words) "self-denial and grim determination," but doing something enjoyable while waiting so that self-control wasn't needed at all.
  • precisely the opposite of the usual message that (a) self-control is a matter of individual character, which (b) we ought to help children develop.
  • the ability to invent a distraction turned out to be correlated with plain old intelligence
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  • "Impulsivity," they concluded, "is not a purely maladaptive trait, but one whose consequences hinge on the structure of the decisionmaking environment."
  • Perhaps the broader message for educators is this: Focus less on "fixing the kids" and more on improving what and how they're taught.
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    Interesting look at the marshmallow study on willpower and achievement.
Randy Rodgers

Global Awareness Home Page - 0 views

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    Educational program sponsored by the American Institute for Foreign Study designed to promote multi-cultural understanding and appreciation in elementary and middle school classrooms. Resources for parents, teachers, kids.
Randy Rodgers

LincolnFacebook.jpg (JPEG Image, 1000x1469 pixels) - 0 views

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    Fake Facebook page for Lincoln
Randy Rodgers

VerbaLearn - Study vocabulary for free - 0 views

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    Interesting, smart application for learning vocabulary via mp3.
Randy Rodgers

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - 0 views

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    Historical maps that are overlaid onto Google Earth
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