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Angela Neff

Smithsonian: What do Bees, Collaborative Learning, Design Thinking and Brain based lear... - 6 views

Smithsonian: What do Bees, Collaborative Learning, Design Thinking and Brain based learning have in common? While doing research for a design based Service Learning curriculum I am creating, I ca...

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Demetri Orlando

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  • The web offers a whole new way of restoring this way of learning directly from an expert rather than from an institution.
  • my continued frustration with my kids’ education which is the system’s inability to help them find and nurture the areas they truly have passion for.
  • would be nice if the institution were the place that connected my kids to the experts they desired and needed to support their learning
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  • to really change what we do in schools we have to first change our understanding of what it means to teach in this moment
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    Will's reflections on the Microsoft Schools of the Future Summit has some interesting points.
susan  carter morgan

Creating Passionate Users: Crash course in learning theory - 0 views

  • the learner's brain will do everything possible to look for something more interesting.
  • The most compelling and motivating reason/benefit is almost always the thing you say only after you've answered at least three "Yeah, but WHY do I care?" questions.
  • Those who have taught a topic have a big advantage writing about it--they've fielded the questions and watched people struggle.
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  • Remember, it's never about you. It's about how the learner feels about himself as a result of the learning experience
Demetri Orlando

The 5 Habits of Highly Effective C.E.O.'s - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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    These five habits could also be held up as ideals for our students.
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