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Nigel Coutts

Why I built a wooden periodic table in my spare time. - 17 views

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Education learning science PBL

shared by Nigel Coutts on 16 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 16 Nov 14
     
    Just over two years ago a group of teachers decided there Science Lab needed a signature piece to promote an interest in scientific inquiry. Inspired by a display at Questacon they embarked on a project to create a display to showcase the Periodic Table. After a three month journey into cabinetry and problem solving it is ready and this is the story of how it was made and why.
sadianazeer

Beyond Knowing Facts, How Do We Get to a Deeper Level of Learning? - 21 views

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  • The elements that make up this approach are not necessarily new — great teachers have been employing these tactics for years. But now there’s a movement to codify the different pieces that define the deeper learning approach, and to spread the knowledge from teacher to teacher, school to school in the form of a Deeper Learning MOOC (massive open online course), organized by a group of schools, non-profits, and sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation.
  • So what defines deeper learning? This group has identified six competencies: mastering content, critical thinking, effective written and oral communication, collaboration, learning how to learn, and developing academic mindsets.
  • “Before we assess, we need to know what we are assessing for,” said Marc Chun, program officer at the Hewlett Foundation. What does effective collaboration look like? What does it really look like to be a critical thinker? These skill are more oriented towards process than content, making them difficult to assess in a standardized way.
  • Paul Beaufait on 26 Aug 14
     
    Schwartz (2014.02.28) acknowledged that approaches fostering deeper learning are not new, and pointed out related competencies derived from a MOOC. She also highlighted challenges of assessing such competencies.
  • Paul Beaufait on 26 Aug 14
     
    Schwartz (2014.02.28) acknowledged that approaches fostering deeper learning are not new, and pointed out related competencies derived from a MOOC. She also highlighted challenges of assessing such competencies.
  • sadianazeer on 14 Oct 14
     
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Kerry J

Dashboard | EQUELLA - 36 views

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  • Kerry J on 16 Sep 14
     
    an open access repository service powered by EQUELLA. This publicly accessible repository promotes and provides access to resources contributed by academic institutions and repositories from around the world.  Resources are accessible through content harvesting, federated search, or via direct access to the website, enabling access to thousands of resources. 
erikerickson

How Does the Brain Learn Best? Smart Studying Strategies | MindShift - 41 views

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brain studying strategies

shared by erikerickson on 09 Sep 14 - Cached
  • pupils today can change the way they study to exploit the brain’s quirky learning processes, using the strategies revealed by memory and learning research
  • Students need to understand that learning happens not only during reading and studying, but in all sorts of ways, so that they can examine their own habits to know which ones may be helping or not, and make adjustments
  • We can be tactical in our schooling.
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  • forgetting serves as a powerful spam filter
  • when the brain has to work hard to retrieve a half-forgotten memory (such as when reviewing new vocabulary words you learned the day before), it re-doubles the strength of that memory.
  • The brain is a foraging learner.
  • The human brain evolved to pick up valuable pieces of information here and there, on the fly, all the time, and put it all together
  • and it’s not only during study or practice
  • By foraging in this way, the brain is “building knowledge continually
  • Forgetting isn’t always bad.
  • Breaking up and spacing out study time over days or weeks can substantially boost how much of the material students retain, and for longer, compared to lumping everything into a single, nose-to-the-grindstone session.
  • Varying the studying environment
  • can help reinforce and sharpen the memory of what you learn.
  • A 15-minute break to go for a walk or trawl on social media isn’t necessarily wasteful procrastination. Distractions and interruptions can allow for mental “incubation” and flashes of insight — but only if you’ve been working at a problem for a while and get stuck, according to a 2009 research meta-analysis.
  • Quizzing oneself on new material, such as by reciting it aloud from memory or trying to tell a friend about it, is a far more powerful way to master information than just re-reading it
  • Experimenting With Learning Tactics
  • benefits of sleep (which improves retention and comprehension of what you learn), perceptual learning modules and mixing up different kinds of related problems or skills in practice sessions instead of repetitively rehearsing just one skill at a time.
  • teachers see all sorts of reforms come and go, and they’re skeptical
  • Surviving the Modern Jungle
  • Paul Beaufait on 09 Sep 14
     
    Chen sums up an interview about Benedict Carey's book, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens, highlighting and exemplifying take-away messages for self-directed learners as well as teachers.
Paul Beaufait

Boom-Bang Homework Assignments | Edutopia - 26 views

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shared by Paul Beaufait on 08 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Paul Beaufait on 08 Sep 14
     
    "Multiple sources recommend about ten minutes per night in the first grade, then add ten minutes for every subsequent grade, for a maximum of two hours in all subjects by the 12th grade" (2. How much homework is recommended, ¶1 [of 1]).
Paul Beaufait

MultiBrief: Grading practices that better support 21st‑century learning - 35 views

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shared by Paul Beaufait on 08 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Paul Beaufait on 08 Sep 14
     
    In this post, Stack (2014.08.25) suggested four ways of developing or improving grading practices: 1. Separate and acknowledge the role of both formative and summative assessment. 2. Stop averaging averages to get more averages. 3. Separate academics from academic behaviors. 4. Use rubrics and a rubric scale, not percentage scores.
Paul Beaufait

Inspire Thoughtful Creative Writing Through Art | Global Digital Citizen Foundation - 24 views

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shared by Paul Beaufait on 27 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Paul Beaufait on 27 Aug 14
     
    Great tips about using art for critical thinking and writing prompts
mbarek Akaddar

Happify | Science-Based Happiness Games & Activities - 5 views

www.happify.com

shared by mbarek Akaddar on 24 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Happify's activities and games are based on a decade's worth of cutting-edge research by psychologists and neuroscientists from leading academic institutions around the world. Our proprietary framework is designed to train your brain and help you build skills for lasting happiness—delivering effective and measurable results.
Paul Beaufait

Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days - 20 views

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shared by Paul Beaufait on 14 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Paul Beaufait on 14 Mar 11
     
    Worldwide earthquakes with M4.5+ located by USGS and Contributing Agencies. / (Earthquakes with M2.5+ within the United States and adjacent areas.)
  • Paul Beaufait on 21 Aug 14
     
    The USGS has a new set of maps here: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
Nigel Coutts

rediquest - Home - 45 views

www.rediquest.com

education habits of mind thinking learning teaching

shared by Nigel Coutts on 08 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 08 Jul 14
     
    This site combines Habits of Mind with Making Thinking Visible Routines. It is useful for teachers and students when trying to implement Habits of Mind as it provides a set of strategies to apply for each Habit, examples in the form of short films and a set of associated Thinking Routines. Also useful when looking for the right thinking routine to use for a given learning outcome or objective.
Michele Rosen

WordItOut - Generate word clouds (and make custom gifts) - 61 views

worditout.com

shared by Michele Rosen on 11 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Kevin de Groote on 24 Feb 10
     
    Transform your text into word clouds! Word clouds are a fun way to show words, where the most important ones are bigger than the others. Make and share word clouds from any text with WordItOut!
  • Caroline Roche on 28 Feb 10
     
    An alternative to Wordle which seems to be down at the moment
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