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Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.
  • “Their brains are rewarded not for staying on task but for jumping to the next thing,”
  • Unchecked use of digital devices, he says, can create a culture in which students are addicted to the virtual world and lost in it.
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  • “He’s a kid caught between two worlds,” said Mr. Reilly — one that is virtual and one with real-life demands.
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    How do we provide the balance to harness the power of Tech?
Phil Taylor

The Practicality of Social Constructivism in eLearning - 0 views

  • Blogs, wikis and forums are only the beginning of eLearning. Many more social tools are available online that will help students collaborate with classmates and create better learning experiences for everyone involved.
Phil Taylor

Blackboard Learn - 0 views

  • Student Projects: Digital Projects and presentations created by individual students or groups. Learner-Centered: Teachers using technology in learner-centered activities. Diverse Learners: Technology meeting the needs of diverse learners.
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    Teachers who are doing great things in the classroom, but who else knows? Setting up a digital showcase can be a step towards systemic change, and increased achievement.
Phil Taylor

Strategies for Embedding Project-Based Learning into STEM Education by Thom Markham (Buck Institute) | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Without adopting inquiry-based, student-centered, skill-driven approaches to teaching and learning -- all nested in a system that values innovation -- STEM education will become just another term for additional math and engineering courses.
  • heart of any STEM program should be courses in which students create products, not just take tests
  • Allow for creativity
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  • Make teamwork central
  • Start with questions
Phil Taylor

FILLING THE TOOL BOX - 0 views

  • offered as practical, effective activities that help shift the focus of classrooms from teacher orchestrated mastery and memory of information to student processing of information to create understanding and improve problem-solving.
Phil Taylor

Their First 15 Minutes; Identity Day - 0 views

  • The thought behind Identity Day was that every single student and staff member would share something that they were passionate about and create some type of display or presentation to show this interest. 
Phil Taylor

Teaching Principles - Enhancing Education - Carnegie Mellon University - 1 views

  • Teaching is a complex, multifaceted activity, often requiring us as instructors to juggle multiple tasks and goals simultaneously and flexibly. The following small but powerful set of principles can make teaching both more effective and more efficient, by helping us create the conditions that support student learning and minimize the need for revising materials, content, and policies. While implementing these principles requires a commitment in time and effort, it often saves time and energy later on.
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