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in title, tags, annotations or urlThe Future of College? - The Atlantic - 29 views
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proprietary online platform developed to apply pedagogical practices that have been studied and vetted by one of the world’s foremost psychologists, a former Harvard dean named Stephen M. Kosslyn, who joined Minerva in 2012.
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inductive reasoning
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Minerva class extended no refuge for the timid, nor privilege for the garrulous. Within seconds, every student had to provide an answer, and Bonabeau displayed our choices so that we could be called upon to defend them.
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The Road to the Capitol - 30 views
RHETORIC - 0 views
edtechteacher - 0 views
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while informal writing is an integral part of youth culture, teenagers also overwhelmingly understand the importance of good writing: 86 percent of teens consider formal writing skills essential to future success. While today's "screenagers" may offer but cursory glances at web pages that does not mean they discount the importance of a sustained engagement with a Shakespearean drama.
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in the best-case scenarios, teachers will use these changes to demonstrate to students the power of the written word and the importance of communicating clearly, and teachers will then give students new tools and strategies to improve their command of prose and persuasion.
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Web pages and accompanying multimedia are now integral primary sources for chroniclers and historians of the 21st century.
What is Visual Rhetoric - Example 1 - 0 views
Teaching Resources for Writing - 1 views
Ad Council : Youth Voter Participation - 0 views
English 15 Argument Essay Research - 0 views
public speaking - 1 views
Enemy Lurks in Briefings on Afghan War - PowerPoint - NYTimes.com - 51 views
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“PowerPoint makes us stupid,”
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behind all the PowerPoint jokes are serious concerns that the program stifles discussion, critical thinking and thoughtful decision-making
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deeply embedded in a military culture that has come to rely on PowerPoint’s hierarchical ordering of a confused world
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Check my new site for all things iPad ~ ICT For Educators - 193 views
The Creativity Crisis - Newsweek - 48 views
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there is one crucial difference between IQ and CQ scores. With intelligence, there is a phenomenon called the Flynn effect—each generation, scores go up about 10 points. Enriched environments are making kids smarter. With creativity, a reverse trend has just been identified and is being reported for the first time here: American creativity scores are falling.
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“Creativity can be taught,”
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it’s left to the luck of the draw who becomes creative: there’s no concerted effort to nurture the creativity of all children
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Students are labeled as "creative" if they display a knack for art or music, and sometimes in writing, however, they are rarely recognized as creative in math or science where a lot of creativity is not only needed, but excellent for learning within those very two disciplines.
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This is precisely why creativity education is important. It is needed everywhere, not just in the arts. Those teaching outside of arts education need to start recognizing the importance of creative thinking as well.
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using diigo with students - 568 views
I'm interested to see where this conversation goes next. There's some great information and pointers here. Thanks for the blog link, Andy. I'll be keeping up with what you're writing. In just ove...
started by Andy Whiteway on 16 Mar 09
8 follow-ups, last by Katt Blackwell-Starnes on 11 Oct 09
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