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Building an effective learning environment | Tony Bates - 0 views

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learning

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  • The learners must do the learning. We need to make sure that learners are able to work within an environment that helps them do this. In other words, our job as teachers is to create the conditions for success.
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Which Generation is Most Distracted by Their Phones? - 0 views

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generation phones addiction

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  • Adults are as addicted—if not more addicted—to technology as teenagers.  
  • adults’ smartphone addiction telepressure: “the combination of a strong urge to be responsive to people at work through message-based [information and communications technologies and] a preoccupation with quick response times.”
  • It’s worth considering: When we criticize teens who are glued to their screens, are we offering wise advice? Or are we projecting our own mixed feelings onto them?
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Homework is wrecking our kids: The research is clear, let's ban elementary homework - S... - 0 views

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homework elementary

shared by Phil Taylor on 07 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • homework provides academic benefit, but only in moderation. More than two hours per night is the limit
  • high school
  • Kids slide into the habit of relying on adults to help with homework or, in many cases, do their homework
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  • What works better than traditional homework at the elementary level is simply reading at home.
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Adaptive learning software is replacing textbooks and upending American education. Shou... - 0 views

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software adaptive learning textbook publishing blended blended learning

shared by Phil Taylor on 28 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • “Adaptive technologies presume that knowledge can be modularized and sequenced,” says Watters, the education writer. “This isn’t about the construction of knowledge. It’s still hierarchical, top-down, goal-driven.”
  • e latest techno-fad, destined to distract administrators and upset curricula for a few years until the next one comes along. But there are two reasons why adaptive learning might prove more durable than that. The first is that the textbook companies have invested in it so heavily that there may be no going back. The second: It might, in at least some settings, really work.
  • “I like to think of analogies to other places where science and technology have had an impact, like transportation. We went from walking to horse-drawn carriages to Model Ts, and now we have jet planes. So far in educational technology, we’re in the Model T stage.”
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  • “Unlike some younger tech startups, we don’t think the goal is to replace the teacher,” says Laster, the company’s chief digital officer. “We think education is inherently social, and that students need to learn from well-trained and well-versed teachers. But we also know that that time together, shoulder-to-shoulder, is more and more costly, and more and more precious.”
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Growth mindset guru Carol Dweck says teachers and parents often use her research incorr... - 1 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 24 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • she advises teachers and parents to praise a child’s process and strategies, and tie those to the outcome
  • “Let’s look at what you’ve done,” “Let’s look at what your understanding is,” or “Let’s look at what strategies you’ve used, and let’s figure out together what we should try next.”
  • Dweck says that many teachers have to change how they teach, offering more critical feedback and giving students opportunities to revise their work
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graphite | The best apps, games, websites, and digital curricula rated for learning - 0 views

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graphite resources technology commonsense education

shared by Phil Taylor on 26 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • Discover the best tools to get students working together on projects, giving and receiving feedback, and brainstorming new ideas with peers. Learn More Sign in orSign up
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What every teacher should know about ... memory | Teacher Network | The Guardian - 0 views

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teacher memory

shared by Phil Taylor on 10 Oct 17 - No Cached
  • We need to teach our students what does and doesn’t work. Each minute spent highlighting or re-reading is 60 seconds not spent doing something more effective.
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