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Mary van der Heijden

Home | National Numeracy - 0 views

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numeracy maths

shared by Mary van der Heijden on 01 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Mary van der Heijden on 01 Jun 12
     
    new site for Maths
Sean McHugh

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | WIRED - 1 views

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education motivation teaching method professional_development technology TEL

shared by Sean McHugh on 24 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • he had happened on an emerging educational philosophy, one that applies the logic of the digital age to the classroom. That logic is inexorable: Access to a world of infinite information has changed how we communicate, process information, and think.
  • In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills in demand were teamwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. We need schools that are developing these skills.”
  • That’s why a new breed of educators, inspired by everything from the Internet to evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and AI, are inventing radical new ways for children to learn, grow, and thrive. To them, knowledge isn’t a commodity that’s delivered from teacher to student but something that emerges from the students’ own curiosity-fueled exploration. Teachers provide prompts, not answers, and then they step aside so students can teach themselves and one another. They are creating ways for children to discover their passion—and uncovering a generation of geniuses in the process.
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  • “So,” Juárez Correa said, “what do you want to learn?”
  • human cognitive machinery is fundamentally incompatible with conventional schooling. Gray points out that young children, motivated by curiosity and playfulness, teach themselves a tremendous amount about the world. And yet when they reach school age, we supplant that innate drive to learn with an imposed curriculum.
  • inland pared the country’s elementary math curriculum from about 25 pages to four, reduced the school day by an hour, and focused on independence and active learning. By 2003, Finnish students had climbed from the lower rungs of international performance rankings to first place among developed nations.
  • n Finland, teachers underwent years of training to learn how to orchestrate this new style of learning; he was winging it. He began experimenting with different ways of posing open-ended questions on subjects ranging from the volume of cubes to multiplying fractions.
  • Juárez Correa had mixed feelings about the test. His students had succeeded because he had employed a new teaching method, one better suited to the way children learn. It was a model that emphasized group work, competition, creativity, and a student-led environment. So it was ironic that the kids had distinguished themselves because of a conventional multiple-choice test. “These exams are like limits for the teachers,” he says. “They test what you know, not what you can do, and I am more interested in what my students can do.”
  • They do it by emphasizing student-led learning and collaboration
  • Sean McHugh on 24 Sep 14
     
    In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills in demand were teamwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. We need schools that are developing these skills." That's why a new breed of educators, inspired by everything from the Internet to evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and AI, are inventing radical new ways for children to learn, grow, and thrive. To them, knowledge isn't a commodity that's delivered from teacher to student but something that emerges from the students' own curiosity-fueled exploration. Teachers provide prompts, not answers, and then they step aside so students can teach themselves and one another. They are creating ways for children to discover their passion-and uncovering a generation of geniuses in the process.
Katie Day

NASA - Moonbase Alpha Game - 0 views

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shared by Katie Day on 17 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Katie Day on 17 Sep 10
     
    Step into the role of an explorer in a futuristic lunar settlement
Katie Day

Biomimetics - National Geographic Magazine - April 2008 - 0 views

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biomimetics science animals plants research scientists biology engineering

shared by Katie Day on 20 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Katie Day on 20 Sep 10
     
    Article on biomimetics-applying designs from nature to solve problems in engineering, materials science, medicine, and other fields.
Katie Day

YouTube - The United Nations: It's Your World - 0 views

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un_day united_nations videos

shared by Katie Day on 30 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • This video reveals the scope and impact of the UNs work focusing principally on peace and security, development and human rights. It highlights the UNs role as a forum for united action for the common good, and for building partnerships to address problems that know no borders, like natural disasters and climate change.
Katie Day

UN Day - factsheet -- Model UN and Citizenship: United Nations Association- UK - 0 views

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united_nations teacher_resources un_day PDF

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  • Katie Day on 30 Nov 10
     
    PDF to download
Katie Day

The Test Tube -- David Suzuki -- NFB/interactive - National Film Board of Canada - 0 views

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environment future mathematics global_issues earth science videos interactive

shared by Katie Day on 05 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Katie Day on 05 Jan 11
     
    David Suzuki explains exponential growth in a fascinating way -- and relates it to resources and Earth -- The film starts out with everyone watching being asked how they would spend one extra minute.  At the end of the film, you then get to see how everyone answered... Excellent but depressing (if we are in the last minute (so to speak)) if it's too late for science to save us... 
Katie Day

AusAID in Indonesia builds schools | Education revolution - 0 views

www.smh.com.au/...that-works-20110209-1an29.html

indonesia education article

shared by Katie Day on 15 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • In 2008, five of the 50 students who finished primary school went on to high school. Last year, the first full year of operations for the high school, 42 of 44 students continued to higher education.
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      Katie Day on 15 Feb 11
       
      Everyone must read this note....
  • Katie Day on 15 Feb 11
     
    article in the Sydney Morning Herald
Louise Phinney

Mapping - National Geographic Education - 0 views

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geography maps

shared by Louise Phinney on 26 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Louise Phinney on 26 Sep 11
     
    printable maps, map maker kits, map maker interactive, mapping activities
Miles Beasley

Teenage Brains - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine - 0 views

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teenage brain learning national_geographic

shared by Miles Beasley on 20 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Miles Beasley on 20 Sep 11
     
    Interesting article on teenagers and their brains
Katie Day

National Gallery of Art | NGAkids home page - 0 views

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interactive kids resources art museums tools

shared by Katie Day on 16 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Katie Day on 16 Jul 11
     
    interactive art you can make online.... for kids...
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