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Big Ideas - Exploring the Essential Questions of Education - 0 views

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    Can you teach critical thinking? Here's a great example of how you might.
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    Great example of deepening thought through doubt and belief.
Patrick Higgins

Hodgsonwriting - 0 views

  • The act of writing is an important way for students to learn by processing their ideas into coherent and organized form;Writing should be done across various curriculum areas and not be taught in isolation;Students should write for various audiences; At times, they may write just for themselves, for the classroom or, sometimes, for the world;Technology can be a useful tool for composing various forms of writing and media, including audio podcasts and video;Writing should be authentic and allow students to make connections between school and the world outside of school;Artistic elements and the concept of design play a role in the way that young people compose writing and other media;Reading quality books and stories of various genres provide an insight into the writing process and allow students to reflect, connect and utilize critical thinking skills;All students can succeed and improve as writers and readers and composers of multimedia.
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      I love these! Regardless of whether or not you feel that you will stick to them, I think it's good to have a set of guiding principles, and have them be publicly viewable, so that your beliefs are clearly stated.
Patrick Higgins

Pseudoscience - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific or made to appear scientific, but does not adhere to the scientific method,[2][3][4] lacks supporting evidence or plausibility,[5] or otherwise lacks scientific status.[6] The term comes from the Greek root pseudo- (false or pretending) and "science" (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge"). An early recorded use was in 1843 by French physiologist François Magendie,[1] who is considered a pioneer in experimental physiology.
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    A good entry point to the study of pseudoscience.
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    Wikipedia entry point on pseudoscience
Patrick Higgins

21st century Pedagogy | Educational Origami - 0 views

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    Couple this one with the list of beliefs about writing, and it's amazing to see how we have created this class very similarly to the graphic.
Patrick Higgins

NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing - 0 views

  • Often, in school, students write only to prove that they did something they were asked to do, in order to get credit for it. Or, students are taught a single type of writing and are led to believe this type will suffice in all situations. Writers outside of school have many different purposes beyond demonstrating accountability, and they practice myriad types and genres. In order to make sure students are learning how writing differs when the purpose and the audience differ, it is important that teachers create opportunities for students to be in different kinds of writing situations, where the relationships and agendas are varied. Even within academic settings, the characteristics of good writing vary among disciplines; what counts as a successful lab report, for example, differs from a successful history paper, essay exam, or literary interpretation.
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    Take a look at the section I highlighted.
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    More fodder for writing as embodying many different forms.
Patrick Higgins

This I Believe | A public dialogue about belief - one essay at a time - 0 views

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    Some of our teachers have done similar projects with their students.
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