The Art of Getting Opponents to "We" - The New York Times - 0 views
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Significantly, participants all came to align behind a single vision statement — and now they are actively communicating and advancing that vision nationwide through their organizations and networks. They host meetings with educational networks, superintendents, principals, teachers and philanthropists, reach out to libraries, museums and after-school programs, and identify and connect pioneers in learner-centered education.
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Convergence staff and facilitators work to create a “safe space,” maintaining a strict neutrality and ensuring that everyone feels heard, says Fersh. It’s important that participants “feel they’re not in a place that’s already cooked or leaning toward any solutions.”
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Convergence staff members look continually for opportunities to forge connections among participants. They begin meetings with “connecting” questions — for example: “When did you know that education was of great importance to you?” — that are designed to reveal people’s values and experiences, rather than highlight their disagreements. The objective is not to sweep differences under the rug, but to build rapport that a group needs to grapple effectively with its differences.
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Let 'Em Out! The Many Benefits of Outdoor Play In Kindergarten | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views
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With no explicit math or literacy taught until first grade, the Swiss have no set goals for kindergartners beyond a few measurements, like using scissors and writing one’s own name. They instead have chosen to focus on the social interaction and emotional well-being found in free play.
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With many parents and educators overwhelmed by the amount of academics required for kindergartners — and the testing requirements at that age — it’s no surprise that the forest kindergarten, and the passion for bringing more free play to young children during the school day, is catching on stateside.
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“So much of what is going on and the kind of play they do, symbolic play, is really pre-reading,” Molomot said. “It’s a very important foundation for reading.
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Meet the school with no classes, no classrooms and no curriculum - 0 views
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their entire approach is centred around projects. This is a school focused on learning, not teaching.
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Our teachers work five days, four days with kids, and on the fifth day I don’t allow them to work with kids, they have to observe other teachers and give them feedback.
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And if they do that enough I say ‘get out of the school’, go to a museum, go to a laboratory, go to a business and tell us what you found there.
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The Case Against Grades (##) - Alfie Kohn - 2 views
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Collecting information doesn’t require tests, and sharing that information doesn’t require grades. In fact, students would be a lot better off without either of these relics from a less enlightened age.
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As I’ve reported elsewhere (Kohn, 1999a, 1999b, 1999c), when students from elementary school to college who are led to focus on grades are compared with those who aren’t, the results support three robust conclusions:
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Grades tend to diminish students’ interest in whatever they’re learning.
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Meeting Students Where They Are At-Literally And Metaphorically | GOOD - 1 views
How Engineering Class in 9th Grade Can Excite Diverse Learners | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views
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Engineering has been getting a lot of attention because of its real-world applications and clear job prospects, but learning to think like an engineer could be useful no matter what students decide to pursue for work
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all ninth-graders
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I felt like I didn’t know how to make enough stuff,”
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Why we should bring back vocational training | MNN - Mother Nature Network - 0 views
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College isn't for everyone.
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That's 59 out of 100 students whose high school program (or life situations) didn't prepare them for the type of work they'll be doing for the rest of their lives
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The demise of vocational education at the high school level has bred a skills shortage in manufacturing today, and with it a wealth of career opportunities for both under-employed college grads and high school students looking for direct pathways to interesting, lucrative careers."
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Educational Leadership:Science in the Spotlight:How Do You Change School Culture? - 0 views
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Cultural change, although challenging and time-consuming, is not only possible but necessary
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First, define what you will not change
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Second, recognize the importance of actions.
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Purpose Based Learning (a #FailUp moment) | Planting T's - 0 views
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So what is the big #failup moment? Well…perhaps product is more important than teachers tend to let on?
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Reflecting back, I am more and more convinced that product and process are equally important. p[-[ I don’t mean to devalue the process by any means. That is where the learning happens. But the product – the thing – the solution – is why the learning happens
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Last semester I had quite a different “engagement curve” with my T.E.D. class major project. In meeting Alex and 3D printing a prosthetic hand, my class and I made noticeable shift from working on a project to working for a purpose
Here's Why Coding Is Much More Creative Than You Think - 0 views
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The directions for learning Processing are all written in a way that people who've never coded before can still understand, and there are simple examples to guide beginners through the process
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Processing's flexibility makes it more appealing to students just starting to code, and computer science programs across the country are combining art and programming to meet this creative coding niche need.
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"Taking it broadly, you could see Processing as a gateway into learning programming proper,"
One Small Step…in Time - 0 views
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High Tech founding principal Larry Rosenstock realised if he wanted a more collaborative project-based pedagogy across the school in line with their beliefs about learning, then he would have to make time for his teachers to work together.
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He also knew that after school, at the end of a long day is never a good time, so he rescheduled his school day …and school year to provide his teachers with time to meet in teams for at least one hour for planning and staff development every day before school
Design Thinking Impact on Education and Business in Grand Rapids - 0 views
Six Fixes for Proficiency-Based Learning « Competency Works - 0 views
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Proficiency-based learning, at its core, is about redesigning the learning and teaching system of America. Instead of basing learning on how much time a student spends, it bases learning on what students can demonstrate—exactly the same as every other system students will encounter in the world outside of school.
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In addition, schools should continue to share information pertaining to course grades and start to share information regarding student attainment of specific standards, including course-crossing skills such as problem solving, creativity, and analysis. While we would recommend that the course grades continue to use A-F or 0-100 scales, shifting to a 1-4 scale on the standards probably provides better insight for everyone involved. In this way, parents, students, and educators will know how students are doing within the structures of a class and how students are doing in regard to specific standards. This both/and approach will provide more information that can then be used to promote better learning.
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Keep cohorts of kids together as they progress through their learning. Teachers can vary the learning strategies for various cohorts of students, supporting some students to dig deeper into various standards while others realize initial achievement—and then bringing everyone back together again to start the next unit of learning. Further, as research on learning has demonstrated, learning is a social endeavor, not meant to be undertaken alone. A cohort model supports this research.
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NAIS - The Learning Curve: How We Learn and Rethinking the Education Model - 0 views
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Unlike Semmelweis, whose theory about the need for cleanliness was rejected because it lacked the scientific support that Louis Pasteur’s germ theory would eventually provide, today we have ample research that suggests a mismatch between learners and schools—a mismatch between how people learn and how educators think they learn.
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emotion and cognition are intertwined and inseparable
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“Emotion is the rudder for thought,”
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3 Ways to Unlock the Wisdom of Colleagues | Edutopia - 0 views
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when teachers have regular, structured opportunities to learn together, good ideas are more likely to travel from one classroom to the next.
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Collaboration takes time and planning. If classroom observation becomes part of a school’s strategy, administrators have to make time during the regular school day for shared professional learning among the staff. School leaders should also have to have clear objectives for the program of observation, and protocols to keep discussion on track and to ensure that the time isn’t wasted.
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A spirit of continuous learning permeates the school, which encourages all teachers
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A More Complete Picture of Student Learning | Edutopia - 0 views
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I’m really excited to see that educators are clear about the use of formative and summative assessment.
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At the same time, by naming assessments, we may be falling into a trap of being too rigid.
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Our current assessments are geared toward reporting on mastery—often what the grade measures—rather than learning. But we could create assessments that value the learning along the way. Such a system would record not just quizzes, tests, written work, and presentations, but also exit tickets, and even conversations between student and teacher.
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Why Students Should Take the Lead in Parent-Teacher Conferences | MindShift | KQED News - 1 views
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at schools built on Deeper Learning principles, the meetings are often turned into student-led conferences, with students presenting their schoolwork, while their teachers, having helped them prepare, sit across the table, or even off to the side
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students are responsible for their own success.
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this is the student’s moment to share his or her reflections on achievements and challenges
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