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"At university you are expected to learn independently; this means taking responsibility for your own study. Many of the academic skills you are expected to use whilst at university will be new to you. Some of the skills you will need to develop are: students studying Reading and Note-making Research & Evaluation Critical Thinking Skills Writing Skills Referencing Groupwork & Presentations Exams Skills"

"The outcome, as it's usually represented, is that the children who were able to wait for an extra treat scored better on measures of cognitive and social skills many years later and had higher SAT scores. Thus, if we teach kids to put off the payoff as long as possible, they'll be more successful. But that simplistic conclusion misrepresents, in several ways, what the research actually found. "

"POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. POGIL originated in college chemistry departments in 1994; there are now well over 1000 implementers in a wide range of disciplines in high schools and colleges around the country. POGIL uses guided inquiry - a learning cycle of exploration, concept invention and application - as the basis for many of the carefully designed materials that students use to guide them to construct new knowledge. POGIL is a student-centered strategy; students work in small groups with individual roles to ensure that all students are fully engaged in the learning process. POGIL activities focus on core concepts and encourage a deep understanding of the course material while developing higher-order thinking skills. POGIL develops process skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and communication through cooperation and reflection, helping students become lifelong learners and preparing them to be more competitive in a global market."

"The thing is, "personalized learning" isn't our end goal. Creating learners is. Personalized learning is just the approach we use to get there "

Provide the person with sample challenges to pick from and show how they fit together towards that vision. DO provide reflection tools that help her/him identify their strengths and weaknesses for themselves DON'T just assume the person knows how to write a quality goal. DO create learning networks for people who have similar goals so they can problem solve together. DO help her/him structure their thoughts; DO provide her/him with a non-threatening platform These advises are very illuminating for educators. By saying "sample challenge", teachers are encouraged to using proper scaffolding to prepare student for great challenge. Through "helping to structure their thoughts ", teacher can coach students to analyze their own thinking and prepare them to practice meaningful reflection. And the most vital skills for true learners, is their reflective skills which allow them to analyze their method of learning, knowing their own strength and weakness and make modification to perfect their skills.

When you marry the concept of badging with technology, you get digital badges that allow a person's portfolio of badges to be stored in one place and provide a record of subject or skill mastery.

"poster featuring the 6 thinking skills as outlined in the revised Bloom's taxonomy. "

"Critical thinking is a term that we hear a lot, but many people don't really stop to think about what it means or how to use it. This lesson will tell you exactly what it means and make you realize that the average person largely ignores critical thinking."

"Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves the processes through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. "

"how to leverage critical-thinking skills in their classrooms"

""PBL is the act of learning through identifying a real-world problem and developing its solution. Kids show what they learn as they journey through the unit, not just at the end.""

"Perhaps that skills fits within a unit based on a topic or a theme, but each lesson works independently and can function without being embraced in a unit that connects them all in a learning story. " Personally I can resonate with this comment. I agree that most of the foreign language textbook are theme based, which put vocabulary and grammar within the given theme. But between different themes lack of coherence or connection. But using PBL might be an effective way to make an connection. I would like to share a own example of using PBL.The PBL is design a Travel Itinerary. Students impersonate travel agent to design a 2 days travel itinerary which includes 3 places to visit and 4 meals, provide price, compare different travel plans and persuade buyers to purchase their own travel plan. So in the PBL they are incorporate skills from different themes "Asking direction" "Travel" "Weather" "Shopping". It is also mentioned in the article that PBL "prepare the students for predicted the future", the PBL stays as authentic as possible. Also, as an ongoing assessment, the PBL can be used independently in each assessment and then at the end combined into a big assessments.

"Suggestions from educators at KIPP King Collegiate High School on how to help develop and assess critical thinking skills in your students."

"Some backers of this idea say standardized tests, the most widely used measure of student performance, don't capture the breadth of skills that computers can help develop. But they also concede that for now there is no better way to gauge the educational value of expensive technology investments. "

This site explain how we can use technology for higher level of learning. I think technology has made the higherlevel of learning very easy

This is a great site to use in flipped classroom. and used for connectivism

"MindUP™ teaches social and emotional learning skills that link cognitive neuroscience, positive psychology and mindful awareness training utilizing a brain centric approach. "

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"Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward."

The TED talk further distinguish tasks into two types, and reveals that incentives doesn't work with the type of work requires cognitive skills. It points out that intrinsic motivation: autonomy, mastery and purpose will work better to enhance efficiency. The situations in my classroom clearly backup this statement. Every time when I am doing simple translation word to word with my students in a timed situation, incentive such as candies, points work perfectly. Students performed well under that simply reward system. But when the task change into creating sentences with the given vocabulary, students' attentions shift from getting rewards to proving their ability or mastery. As a language teacher, I understand that as the difficult of the content increase, the effect of rewards decrease accordingly. To increase students' intrinsic motivation, cultivate self-motivated students is the key to success.

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