There's no app for good teaching | ideas.ted.com - 0 views
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Keep learning goals ahead of the technology.
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What’s the pedagogical goal?
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“We’re trying to help learners parse and make sense of the world.”
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Use technology to nudge students away from looking for confirmation for what they already know. Instead, challenge them — encourage risk and confusion that can’t be solved with a few clicks
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Opt for the open-ended.
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suggests using technology as a starting point, a way to introduce new experiences and modes of expressions.
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Let kids get comfortable with the messiness of life and learning.
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Don’t let tech make learning easy.
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Keep learning challenging, but not impossible. Look for technology that uses questions to foster curiosity and the joy of discovery.
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When a caring adult — a teacher, mentor, or parent — also shares that interest and is able to demonstrate that the skills they’re developing are relevant to the adult world or school, that’s a profound transformation for kids.”
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Take feedback seriously.
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“What’s the conceptual mistake that someone made to get that common wrong answer? The students’ next step is to write the message to kids who actually make this error going forward.
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Brainology and Math 180
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Stay skeptical of individualized learning — for now.
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a culture that values failure and where confusion doesn’t mean you’re stupid.”
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Bring in student interests, authentically.
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look to “connect with kids’ interest-driven practices through sites and educational technology that are authentically tied to classroom learning.”
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Pedagogy and content, Mishra says, can’t be considered independently of each other; the same goes for tech and content.
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Start conversations.
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Look for technology that supports social interaction
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Make it open, make it better.
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There’s a movement online for teachers to share content, lesson plans and professional development. Known as open educational resources (OERs), these online materials are freely and openly available.
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We’ve found that teachers see BLOSSOMS’ lessons both as a content resource and as professional development.
