This involves an intense effort on the part of the explainer to get into the other person's mind, so to speak, and that exercise is at the heart of learning in general. For, by practicing repeatedly how to create links between my mind and another's, I am reaching the very core of the art of learning from the ambient culture. Without that skill, I can only learn from direct experience; with that skill, I can learn from the experience of the whole world. Thus, whenever I struggle to explain something to someone else, and succeed in doing so, I am advancing my ability to learn from others, too.
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Speaker Series - Gary Stager - 7 views
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if you couldn't make Gary Stager's talk at the Marin County of Education, here is a recording of it.
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How to Turn Your Classroom into an Idea Factory | MindShift - 1 views
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"Here are eight tips to borrow from classrooms where teachers are reinventing yesterday's schools as tomorrow's idea factories."
What You Need to Be an Innovative Educator | Edutopia - 0 views
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Innovation is a key ingredient to authentic PBL. We must take risks, be prepared to experience failures, learn from them, persevere, endure criticism from skeptics and other curmudgeons, if we are going to make a difference. Never give up!
Bill Gates demos Touchwall, vertical Microsoft Surface - 0 views
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This is an interesting (well interesting for Microsoft) article about turning the biss ass table on it's side. It also refused to work during Gates' keynote. What is more interesting is the back channel of comments. This is a great example to show kids about writing a report - Reports are not longer closed texts.
YouTube - Predator: A Smart Camera that Learns from Experience - 2 views
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This just killed the keyboard, mouse and all the debate about what we need to do with them. OMG. How rich is this guy about to be, when that algorithm goes into commercial development. Is this not kick ass, meaningful research? Stunned.
Deeper Learning: Highlighting Student Work | Edutopia - 0 views
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"I travel with a heavy suitcase. Over my 35-year career as a public school teacher and educator at Expeditionary Learning, I have been obsessed with collecting student work of remarkable quality and value. I bring this work with me whenever I visit schools or present at conferences and workshops, because otherwise no one would believe me when I describe it."
Personalized PBL: Student-Designed Learning | Edutopia - 0 views
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"I wrote a blog about one of the pitfalls of personalization for the ASCD Whole Child Blog. Specifically, that pitfall is the lack of engagement. With all the focus on personalization through time, pacing, and place, it can be easy to forget about the importance of engagement. No matter where students learn, when they learn, and the timing of the learning, engagement drives them to learn. When we factor all the pieces of personalization together, we can truly meet students where they are and set them on a path of learning that truly meets their needs and desires. Project-based learning can be an effective engagement framework to engage students in personalized learning."
Five Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Well-designed project-based learning (PBL) has been shown to result in deeper learning and engaged, self-directed learners. Learn more about the five core elements of successful PBL. "
Establishing Real-World Connections in Projects (Keys to PBL Series Part 1) | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Students are more engaged when learning relates directly to the world they live in. See how to extend your projects beyond the classroom walls."
Building Rigorous Projects That Are Core to Learning (Keys to PBL Series Part 2) | Edut... - 0 views
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"Project-based learning doesn't mean leaving standards behind. Follow these tips to plan projects that challenge your students and align with core learning goals. "
Understanding Projects in Project-based Learning: A Student's Perspective - 0 views
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Project-based learning offers promise as an instructional method that affords authentic learning tasks grounded in the personal interests of learners. While previous research has presented results of learning gains, motivations and teacher experiences, still limited empirical research has presented the student perspective in project-based learning. This research sought to explore how learners created projects. Using a case study design and five purposively selected participants from eighth grade geography, five themes emerged: (1) internal influences, (2) external influences, (3) beliefs about projects, (4) tools for technology-rich environments, and (5) learning outcomes and products. The first four themes describe influences to shape the fifth theme, learning products. The term learning products was used to describe both the learning garnered by the participants and the learning artifacts the participants produced as part of the instructional unit. Implications for practice and future research are considered.
Inquiry and Problem Based Learning - YouTube - 0 views
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Structuring Collaboration for Student Success (Keys to PBL Series Part 3) | Edutopia - 0 views
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"PBL provides a unique opportunity to help students practice critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity. Learn how to optimize the environment for teamwork in your classroom."
Facilitating Learning in a Student-Driven Environment (Keys to PBL Series Part 4) | Edu... - 0 views
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"When they are directly involved in planning and steering projects, students are more invested in their learning. Get ideas for empowering your students to work independently."
Project-Based Learning: What Experts Say | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Educators and researchers share their views on why project-based learning is an important learning strategy for classrooms."