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Robert Ryshke

CriticalThinking.org - Defining Critical Thinking - 3 views

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critical thinking

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  • Robert Ryshke on 26 Aug 11
     
    Critical thinking...the awakening of the intellect to the study of itself. Critical thinking is a rich concept that has been developing throughout the past 2500 years. The term "critical thinking" has its roots in the mid-late 20th century. We offer here overlapping definitions, together which form a substantive, transdisciplinary conception of critical thinking. This is a very good site to study the meaning behind the terms. What do we mean by critical thinking? How do we know when students are engaged in it? What are the outcomes of teaching critical thinking?
Chris Harrow

Flipped learning: A response to five common criticisms | eSchool News - 1 views

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Flipped flippedclassroom pedagogy

shared by Chris Harrow on 29 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • It’s our opinion that one of the reasons this debate exists is because there is no true definition of what Flipped Learning is. The method is often simplified to videos being watched at home and homework being done at school. If this is the definition, then we should all be skeptical. Instead, we should look closer at
Chris Harrow

Emory scandal: Critics doubt college ratings  | ajc.com - 0 views

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college statistics Emory US News & World Report lies

shared by Chris Harrow on 26 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • “I’ve always questioned the rankings’ validity,” Taylor said. “It’s marketing, and when we talk about marketing, it’s selling.”
  • Many parents won’t even consider sending children to colleges that fail to earn high marks.
  • “There are lies, damned lies, statistics and rankings,” the website says. He defined this mania as “paying too much attention to the rankings and looking for status vs. making the right fit for a person.”
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  • The school reported SAT and ACT data for admitted students instead of enrolled students. That artificially inflated Emory’s test scores.
Chris Harrow

What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? - NYTimes.com - 4 views

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education grit KIPP Riverdale NYC character

shared by Chris Harrow on 15 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • We try to talk to parents about having to sort of make it O.K. for there to be challenge, because that’s where learning happens.”
  • If your premise is that your students are lacking in deep traits like grit and gratitude and self-control, you’re implicitly criticizing the parenting they’ve received — which means you’re implicitly criticizing your employers.
  • Randolph wants his students to succeed, of course — it’s just that he believes that in order to do so, they first need to learn how to fail.
Robert Ryshke

Asking good questions, is the practice relevant - 1 views

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Asking Questions

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  • Robert Ryshke on 14 Dec 11
     
    While this research is interesting and may have something to say to all educators, I can't imagine teaching without the art of "asking good questions." Good questions ignite critical thinking on the part of students.
Robert Ryshke

The Creativity at Work Blog - The interplay of business, art and science - 0 views

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shared by Robert Ryshke on 24 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Robert Ryshke on 24 Sep 11
     
    Join me for a one or two- day workshop on Whole Brain Thinking: Cultivate 21st Century Creativity and Leadership at Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC Wednesday & Thursday, November 30 - December 1, 2011 or Thursday, May 31 or Thursday & Friday, May 31 - June 1, 2012 Times: 9 am - 5 pm Cost: One day $225 or Two days $350 (both are tax exempt) Recent surveys indicate skills in critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration and innovation are crucial for achieving success in a global economy.
Beth Holland

K-5 iPad Apps for Remembering: Part One of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy | Edutopia - 1 views

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iPad apps blooms_taxonomy professional development media

shared by Beth Holland on 08 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • In attempts to integrate mobile technology, educators are left to the mercy of app developers who or may or may not fully understand how imperative it is that our children become critical and creative thinkers.
  • I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills
  • Apps that fit into the "remembering" stage improve the user's ability to define terms, identify facts, and recall and locate information.
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  • 300 sight words
  • practice reciting math facts, counting money, telling time, recognizing fractions, decimals, geometric shapes, number patterns and even square roots
    • Beth Holland
      Beth Holland on 08 Sep 11
       
      This sounds like an excellent app. The basic account is free, but the membership is only $19.95 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/membership
  • Beth Holland on 08 Sep 11
     
    Part 1 of a new series by Edutopia
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