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Adaptive learning software is replacing textbooks and upending American education. Should we welcome it? - 0 views

  • “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 incorrectly - The Hechinger Report - 1 views

  • 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

  • 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
Phil Taylor

What every teacher should know about ... memory | Teacher Network | The Guardian - 0 views

  • 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.
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

Innovate My School - Make this your most digital year yet! - 0 views

  • Some years ago didn’t get a job because I didn’t have an online digital footprint (this was 2008), and it was a job I really wanted! I learned from the experience and began to explore how I could create an online version of myself which showcased ‘the best’ of my work in education.
  • Digital literacy: I’m sure you’ve been told this is important for students in the 21st Century. But did anyone mention it’s also important for teachers too?
  • Ask yourself a few key questions before you set up and post to a social media platform.
Phil Taylor

Traditional Report Cards Are Obsolete - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher - 0 views

  • Here are things we can do differently today: Stop putting grades on everything students turn in.
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