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Adaptive Learning System Articles - 0 views

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  • good” education is entirely quantifiable and therefore manageable by computer.
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      kathleenweyers on 07 Jul 17
       
      I think this is a valid point, that adaptive tech should not be a student's entire educational experience.  Much of learning cannot be measured by a computer program!  A combination of both is best!
  • technology can help make the adaptations easier and more streamlined.
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      kathleenweyers on 07 Jul 17
       
      Technology can be far more efficient in teaching kids things that are measurable, like math facts of sight words.  Other things, like analyzing the tone of a poem may be less measurable using technology.
  • incorporating the right mix of online and face-to-face instruction where suitable.
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      kathleenweyers on 07 Jul 17
       
      Adaptive technology does not mean the teacher is no longer needed.  It can help students be more successful and motivated because they are learning at their own pace at their own level, but teacher intervention can and should still occur.
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  • this data to evaluate student proficiencies and generates "insights" and predictions that lead to recommendations and, ultimately, an individual learning path.
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      kathleenweyers on 07 Jul 17
       
      In the data driven world we live in, there are so many benefits to having immediate date.  Teachers do not have to grade a bunch of work to figure out where kids are in their learning path.  Teachers can easily see where kids struggle and step in to provide remediation much more quickly than not using the tech.
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Implementation in an Elementary Classroom (Articles) - 0 views

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  • her trust in the inquiry process is tested, when she must practice patience and restraint.
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      kathleenweyers on 06 Jul 17
       
      The learning is probably remembered more if it is discovered by the learner.  It would take patience not to tell kids the answer!
  • Thinking Maps, she explains, help students gain control of the process by offering them eight distinct ways to organize their inquiries
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      kathleenweyers on 06 Jul 17
       
      I think the Thinking Maps would add some method to the madness!  Love this idea and the variety of ways they can be used!
  • “I introduce one Thinking Map per week during the first eight weeks
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      kathleenweyers on 06 Jul 17
       
      I appreciate the pragmatic approach to teaching these one at a time, one week at a time.  It seems that then it becomes second-nature, which is truly amazing!  Using thinking maps is a powerful tool for teaching children how to think and organize their thinking!
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  • Play is, after all, the way children are wired to learn, especially in the preschool and kindergarten years.
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      kathleenweyers on 06 Jul 17
       
      This reminds me of how kids learn technology or to play video games, by playing with them, by tinkering and trying things.  I think that is why kids are more advanced than many adults at using technology, because they have MORE time to "play" with it than adults do.
  • guided play is a good alternative.
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      kathleenweyers on 06 Jul 17
       
      This would be like the math games in EveryDay Math.  Kids are playing games to learn and that learning is more memorable than a worksheet!
  • each procedure needs to be practiced 28 times to stick. When you introduce a new activity, such as independently listening to an audio book, give students enough practice to become adept at it
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      kathleenweyers on 06 Jul 17
       
      28 times to learn a new procedure seems like a lot!  It makes me think I might want to slow it down a bit to let kids get adept at it!
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"Personalized" vs. "Personal" Learning - 0 views

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  • a textbook is still a textbook. You want to really engage kids? Give them opportunities to learn personally, to create their own texts and courses of study, and to pursue that learning with others in and out of the classroom who share a passion.
  • moving ownership of learning away from the teacher and more toward the student.
  • the best thing we can do for kids is empower them to make regular, important, thoughtful decisions about their own learning, what they learn and how they learn it,
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  • we cherish our commitment to individualism yet experience a “relentless pressure to conform.” Each of us can do what he likes as long as he ends up fundamentally similar to everyone else:
  • Personal learning entails working with each child to create projects of intellectual discovery that reflect his or her unique needs and interests.
  • preoccupation with data data data data data.   Elsewhere, I’ve written about the folly of believing that everything can and should be reduced to numbers.[
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