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Jill Bergeron

Within Reach - Design Contest | MatterHackers - 0 views

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design design challenge tinkering making maker

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  • Jill Bergeron on 17 May 17
     
    Design challenge competition.
Jill Bergeron

Maker Education - About Maker Education - 0 views

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makered makerspaces maker STEAM STEM

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  • Jill Bergeron on 23 May 17
     
    Maker resources- lots of project ideas here.
Jill Bergeron

ISEE Fact and Fiction: What Every Parent Should Know - Compass Education Group - 0 views

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isee test prep

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  • the ISEE is meant to assess a short band of academic skills that are cumulative in nature, and thus, less coachable.
  • To say that reading skills can be dramatically ‘beefed up’ with a brief stint of preparation is simply wrong; it completely ignores the abundance of research on child development that confirms the inverse.
  • It is also essential to note that the ISEE is one facet of a highly nuanced application.
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  • Top-notch ISEE scores mean very little if the family unit is not a cultural match for the school.
  • If you want to dive into the thick of concepts tested, I strongly recommend downloading the guide. However, if you’re looking for something a bit more digestible, start with this post and do further reading at your leisure.
smontevirgen

Courses | HarvardX - 0 views

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family engagement

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  • smontevirgen on 04 Jun 17
     
    I'm currently taking a Family Engagement Course Online through HarvardX. It's free, with an upgrade of $79 you can recieve a certificate. This course involves the latest research and best practices of family engagement. I'm excited to utilize this free resource.
Scott Nancarrow

Seeing Theory - 1 views

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statistics probability math visualization

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  • Scott Nancarrow on 11 Jul 17
     
    Brown University-created resource that allows interactive visualization/representation of prb/stats concepts. (My favorite is definitely the combinatorics - watching the binary trees shuffle from permutation to combination right on the screen is amazingly informative!)
Scott Nancarrow

ADHD Expert Webinars from ADDitude Magazine - 0 views

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adhd webinars differentiation pd

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  • Scott Nancarrow on 05 Sep 17
     
    Open access archive of webinars dealing primarily, but not exclusively, with support for ADHD students. Pedagogically sound and research-based, but some hosts, like the ADDitude site itself, trend towards a blame-teachers perspective in "defense" of students/families/etc. Still, a fantastic resource.
Jill Bergeron

Why Daydreaming is Critical to Effective Learning | MindShift | KQED News - 1 views

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daydreaming creativity brain breaks multitasking learning

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  • It’s never too early to learn smart strategies to focus in on priorities and tune out what’s not immediately necessary.
  • Neuroscience has shown that multitasking — the process of doing more than one thing at the same time — doesn’t exist.
  • Multitasking is also stressful for the body. When people try to do several things at once, like drive and text, the brain uses up oxygenated glucose at a much faster rate and releases the stress hormone cortisol.
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  • Rather than trying to do everything at the same time, the most productive people prioritize and block off their schedules to focus on one task at a time.
  • the basic principle of focusing in on one task at a time holds true for anyone.
  • “When they’re doing something, they’re really doing it,” Levitin said. “They get more done because their brain isn’t half somewhere else.”
  • “People who take regular breaks — and naps even — end up being more productive and more creative in their work,” Levitin said.
  • The brain has a natural way of giving itself a break — it’s called daydreaming. “It allows you to refresh and release all those neural circuits that get all bound up when you’re focused,”
  • “You need to give your brain time to consolidate all the information that’s come in, to toss it and turn it.”
  • “Children shouldn’t be overly scheduled,” Levitin said. “They should have blocks of time to promote spontaneity and creativity.”
  • Daydreaming and playing are crucial to develop the kind of creativity many say should be a focal point of a modern education system.
  • The world has changed much more quickly than the genome can keep up with, which means schools have a responsibility to help kids develop the skills to sift through the overwhelming stimuli.
  • It can be hard to focus on one thing when there’s a long, nagging list of things that need to get done in a day, both personal and professional. Levitin recommends writing all those things down on notecards, externalizing the memories into digestible bits that can be shuffled as priorities change. “My brain knows I’ve written it down and it stops nagging me,” Levitin said of his method.
  • he hyperactive child might be able to help develop a more creative set of ideas, while the more focused child knows how to take that idea
  • to fruition.
  • Scott Nancarrow on 15 Sep 17
     
    Article may be four years old, but its emphasis clearly supports more current discussion surrounding cognitive consolidation.
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