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Ten Habits of Highly Creative People | Greater Good - 1 views

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    "science has shown that, in many ways, we are all wired to create. The key is recognizing that creativity is multifaceted-on the level of the brain, personality, and the creative process-and can be displayed in many different ways, from the deeply personal experience of uncovering a new idea or experience to expressing ourselves through words, photos, fashion, and other everyday creations, to the work of renowned artists that transcends the ages."
Dave Krocker

Encourage critical thinking by turning your class into a Socratic Seminar | eSchool News - 0 views

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    The Socratic seminar, challenges to students to formal discussions about a text based on open-ended questions. Throughout the exercise, students must alternately employ good listening, critical thinking, creativity, and rhetorical prowess.
Derek Doucet

5 Ways to Use Integrated Google Drive Apps for Group Projects | Edudemic - 0 views

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      This is AMAZING!!
  • Google Drive empowers teachers as they use Google Docs to provide real time feedback. It also helps students engage in discourse via Google Moderator, and provides project participants a platform for brainstorming remotely on Google Hangouts. But Google Drive’s power doesn’t lie solely in its own features. In fact, it is Drive’s integration with third party apps that really empower student collaboration. In this post, we’ll explore 5 creative ways to use integrated apps for group projects.
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      This is a game changer - who is using this?
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      Who's using this?
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    GAFE Tools for better learning
Dave Krocker

Why the Factory Model of Schools Persists, and How We Can Change It - Education Week Te... - 0 views

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    Teacher William J. Tolley says that education-innovation advocates need to disrupt schools' definitions of success if they are to achieve Sir Ken Robinson's vision for creativity in learning.
Derek Doucet

What Do We Really Mean When We Say 'Personalized Learning'? | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

  • The idea of personalized learning is seductive – it implies moving away from the industrialized form of education that pumps out cookie-cutter students with the same knowledge and skills.
  • Dozens of teachers agreed that a truly personalized learning experience requires student choice, is individualized, meaningful and resource rich.
  • This kind of learning allows students to work at their own pace and level, meets the individual needs of students, and perhaps most importantly, is not a one-size fits all model.
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  • Technology was strikingly absent from these conversations. Instead, the common view of personalization focused on giving agency for learning to the student and valuing each individual in a classroom.
  • We often say we want creativity and innovation – personalization – but every mechanism we use to measure it is through control and compliance,
  • She cautions educators who may be excited about the progressive educational implications for “personalized learning” to make sure everyone they work with is on the same page about what that phrase means.
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    A clear idea of what it means to personalize education...
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