Using Digital Tools to Promote Social and Emotional Learning - 13 views
The rise of creative youth development: Arts Education Policy Review: Vol 118, No 1 - 3 views
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The article describes creative youth development in the larger contexts of arts education and of education reform.
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Lastly, the article discusses policy, funding, and research needs and opportunities and provides questions for consideration.
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Yet these two worlds largely exist apart, failing to address the reality that youth learn and grow—or fail to reach their potential—through influences and experiences in all spheres of their lives, including home, school, and the settings where they spend time outside of schoo
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10 Student-Tested Chrome Extensions | Edutopia - 27 views
Powerful Provocations for Learning: Sparking curiosity and increasing engagement - The ... - 15 views
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Powerful learning begins with the perfect provocation. Creating, refining and skilfully presenting the perfect provocation is an essential capability for teachers hoping to engage their class in rich dialogue. Claims that the percentage of students engaged by their learning declines from 75 percent in fifth grade to 32 percent by eleventh grade suggests a need for a more provocative environment.
Resisting Elephants Lurking in the Music Education Classroom - Thomas A. Regelski, 2014 - 2 views
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An elephant in the room” refers to an obvious problem that remains unmentioned and is suffered silently. Music education has many such ‘elephants’ in its classrooms, and music teacher educators often seem resigned to working around them or worry about confronting them. Others are in collusion with these ‘elephants.’
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This problem stems from the elephantine belief that a music educator must first and foremost be a good musician and that such training is sufficient to being a good teacher.
How Using a Makerspace Inspires Authentic Learning (and 10 Projects to Try) - 26 views
Bringing Mathematical Reasoning into our Classrooms - The Learner's Way - 9 views
Use Comics or Graphic Novels to Teach English and Social-Emotional Skills | Edutopia - 18 views
Building History 3.0 - 14 views
Supporting Mathematical Thinking through the Eight Cultural Forces - The Learner's Way - 18 views
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At the heart of mathematics are a set of connected thinking dispositions. The mathematician uses these dispositions as the cognitive tools of their trade. While the traditional imagining of mathematics might be all about the accurate application of well-rehearsed algorithms and processes, in the real world of mathematics, it is all about the thinking. As we consider what our students need from their mathematical education, we should not overlook the importance of these dispositions.
Project MUSE - Learning from Masters of Music Creativity: Shaping Compositional Experie... - 7 views
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n contrast to others who are not as prone to divulge their feelings about their creative process
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"Variation in style may have historical explanation but [End Page 94] no philosophical justification, for philosophy cannot discriminate between style and style."3
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The testimonies of the composers concerned bear on questions about (a) the role of the conscious and the unconscious in music creativity, (b) how the compositional process gets started, and (c) how the compositional process moves forward
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The Conditions Required for 'Learner Flow' - The Learner's Way - 11 views
AAMT Why Maths? - Inspiration beyond the classroom - The Learner's Way - 3 views
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This week I spent three days in Brisbane attending the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers' national conference. The theme of the conference was "Why Maths?" and along with 500 other mathematicians, we looked to find inspiring answers to this provocative question beyond the classroom. Here are my key takeaways from this event.
Reflections from The Future of Education Conference - The Learner's Way - 9 views
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The Future of Education is a topic often discussed, and at the recent gathering of educators in Florence, it was the title and theme for the conference. Now in its ninth year, The Future of Education is an international conference that attracts educators from around the world and across all domains touched by education. The conference is an inspiring two days of discussion and sharing, with the city of Florence, the centre of the Renaissance, providing a constant reminder of what might be possible when creativity and critical thinking combine. Here are my key takeaways from this event.
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