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Sarah Hodgson

The writing is on the wall for cursive - 1 views

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    Cursive writing, once the backbone of the three Rs of schooling - reading, writing and arithmetic - has fallen into such disuse these days that many youngsters will grow up unable to read their own parents' handwriting.
John Turner

Using digital media to enhance educational transfer SmartBlogs - 0 views

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    There are digital tools that can help achieve the goal of educational transfer, writes Kristen Swanson, an education consultant. Educational transfer occurs when students are able to use what they've learned in the classroom in new, real-life situations, she writes in this blog post. She also offers three goals for the new year, including the use of less text when designing and consuming multimedia
John Turner

8 Big Ideas of the Constructionist Learning Lab | Generation YES Blog - 0 views

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    "The eighth big idea is we are entering a digital world where knowing about digital technology is as important as reading and writing. So learning about computers is essential for our students' futures BUT the most important purpose is using them NOW to learn about everything else."
John Turner

School Design, Classroom Layout Can Heavily Affect Student Grades, Learning: Study - 1 views

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    Great teachers, stable families and a school's location have long been said to be key to student success. But a new study out of the United Kingdom suggests that a school's physical design can improve or worsen children's academic performance by as much as 25 percent in early years. The year-long study by the University of Salford's School of the Built Environment and British architecture firm Nightingale Associates examined 751 students in 34 classrooms across seven primary schools for the 2011-2012 academic year. Students were assessed at the beginning and end of the year for academic performance in math, reading and writing, and classrooms were rated on environmental qualities like classroom orientation, natural light, acoustics, temperature, air quality and color. The researchers found that classroom architecture and design significantly affected academic performance: Environmental factors studied affected 73 percent of the changes in student scores. "It has long been known that various aspects of the built environment impact on people in buildings, but this is the first time a holistic assessment has been made that successfully links the overall impact directly to learning rates in schools," Peter Barrett, a professor at the University of Salford, said in a statement. "The impact identified is in fact greater than we imagined and the Salford team is looking forward to building on these clear results." The study will continue for another 18 months across an additional 20 schools in the U.K. Researchers seek to apply their findings to help schools "maximize their investment in the learning environment."
Marshall Shaw

Authentic assessment: assessment for learning - 3 views

Thanks, John for posting this journal topic. It has helped to support my action research in challenges teachers will have in assessing students using iPads, and in planning for successful and mean...

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