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Phil Taylor

Stagnant Future, Stagnant Tests: Pointed Response to NY Times "Grading the Digital Scho... - 1 views

  • they are understanding a complex text and making sense of it within the context of their own lives.   No parent wants more, no teacher does, than for kids to be able to not just "read" Shakespeare but to understand why his work still speaks urgently to the present, why it is worth taking the time to read all that odd English from another time
  • We are not responsible as educators unless we are teaching not just with technology but through it, about it, because of it.   We need to make kids understand its power, its potential, its dangers, its use.  That isn't just an investment worth making but one that it would be irresponsible to avoid.
Phil Taylor

Ask Ian| The Committed Sardine - 0 views

  • Because the most powerful technology in the classroom was, is and will remain...a classroom teacher. But not just any classroom teacher - it has to be a classroom teacher with a love of learning, an appreciation of the aesthetic, the esoteric, the ethical, and the moral - a teacher who understands Bloom and Gardner - who understands how different students learn at different stages of their lives.
  • Every generation since the time of Socrates and Plato, including our parents, has looked at the next generation - including us - and said, what’s wrong with those kids? There’s nothing wrong with these kids. They’re just different – neurologically different – that’s why they see the world differently – they engage with the world differently.
Phil Taylor

4 Stages: The Integration Of Technology In Learning - 1 views

  • not to imply that stage 1 is “bad” and that learners should always be given free-reign with powerful technology. The age of graduated release of responsibility model (show me, help me, let me), as always, holds true here as well.
Phil Taylor

Response: Technology in the Classroom 'Is Simply a Tool' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Fer... - 1 views

  • One powerful aspect of technology and assessment is that it can show the journey of learning and serve as a form of curating the learning in the digital realm. Students can use these collections as reflection tools not only across a unit but also over years of learning.
Phil Taylor

The 6 Questions We Should Be Asking About the Future of Learning | LinkedIn - 0 views

  •  We used technology like people do at work – as a tool to helps us get our job done, learn and conduct research, and to connect and collaborate, to build communication skills, and to solve problems. The big insight: technology can power deeper learning.
  • These questions don’t center upon, nor are they dependent on, technology, though if technology is an integral part of our lives, some of the answers to these questions might lie in the use of technology.
Phil Taylor

Today, Kids Need To Learn More Than Facts, But To Solve Problems And Innovate | Inc.com - 0 views

  • Today, however, teenagers carry far more information and computing power in their pockets than would ever fit in their heads.
Phil Taylor

5 Strategies to Demystify the Learning Process for Struggling Students | MindShift | KQ... - 0 views

  • The field of metacognition offers educators many techniques that are rooted in brain research, such as deliberate practice and interleaving. “But before you can even tackle these,” says Oakley, “you have to inoculate learners against the idea that they are stupid if they cannot figure things out first off. You have to teach them that faster is not always better.”
  • teachers can use in the classroom and share with students to help them demystify the learning process
  • 1. The Hiker Brain vs. The Race Car Brain
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  • 2. Chains and Chunks
  • 3. The Power of Metaphor
  • 4. The Problem of Procrastination
  • 5. Expanding Possibilities
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