For the teachers. Making Thinking Visible. By David Perkins Acknowledgment: Some of the ideas and research reported here were developed with much appreciated support from the Stiftelsen Carpe Vitam Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation. The positions taken by the authors are of course not necessarily those of the foundations. I also thank my principal colleagues and co-researchers in this endeavor: Angela Bermúdez, Beatriz Capdevielle, Lotta Norell, Patricia Palmer, Ron Ritchhart, Ylva Telegin, and Shari Tishman. Consider how often what we learn reflects what others are doing around us. Not only is others' thinking mostly invisible, so are many circumstances that invite thinking. Fortunately, neither others' thinking nor opportunities to think need to be as invisible as they often are. There are many ways to make thinking visible.
Science. Separating Mixtures with Distillation. Separating Mixtures. Float or Sink - Cool Science Experiment. Australian Science Communicators. Science communication is a discipline that has developed rapidly in theory and in practice since 1995 (see below).
In Australia, in 1996, the formation of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) at the Australian National University (ANU) heralded the start of the science communication movement. The new approach aimed to involve the public more in the processes and culture of science, to create an awareness of what science was attempting to achieve, to cultivate the ‘need to know’ that is the hallmark of good communication. It has become an important issue of public policy since 1990. Types of communication. Technology. Art as Communication and a Bridge Towards Peace and Reconciliation. A creative journal - Natalija Creates. Latest print work off the press.
My work for Country Arts WA. I conceptualised a way for the organisation to engage with their clients as they explore their rebranding this year. How to not scare people with the dreaded 'change' - why not take them for the ride? So my idea was to pose questions, in a fun way! To get contributions from all over WA from people that love and utilise the arts in their communities. So every 3 months they'll be mailed a postcard that they can rip the back off and send to Country Arts WA with their scribbles/ideas/adjectives. To get the mood across, I thought up the slogan - Country + Arts + WA =So what do you get when you add Country with Arts with WA? I treasure my little collages... I also had the privilege of applying a gloss foil to the recycled stock to give some coloured bits some PUNCH. See below? We discussed how boring Annual Reports are and how they should be seen as a gift of a year's work.
I don't know if I've seen such a fun Annual Report. Changes. Evolution of Communication. Technology and Communications for Kids. A Brief History of Communication. Young people today... A Serious Talk: Kids Demand Next-Generation Learning. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. CHINESE SHADOW THEATER. Other species. Honeybees. A working honeybee, Apis mellifera, visiting a flower and collecting pollen.
Bees are insects. The species in the Museum's beehive is called Apis mellifera. The honeybee lives in groups called colonies. They first evolved about 35 million years ago in tropical Africa and because honey is so popular, bees now live all over the world. The Ant Whisperer. Dog Communication with Humans - Horizon: The Secret Life of the Dog - BBC Two. Improving communication. Problems. Challenges. Auslan - Signbank. International communication. Chinese shadow puppetry. Ancient China for Kids. Geography of China - Ancient China for Kids.
The early Chinese people knew there were other tribes of people to the north.
Kite History. Dr.
Keith Ray surveys the history of the kite in China. The article is taken from SACU's China Eye magazine 2004. The kite is something children all over the world play with. But how, and where, was the kite invented? China-Overview-A-Brief-History-of-Chinese-Dynasties-PowerPoint-Presentation. Products. Tell a Story with Numbers - content insights blog - Expertise. Let’s take a look at why the infographic is a versatile tool for telling a story with numbers—and how you can make the most of it with careful planning.
We all suffer from a constant barrage of facts and figures. Although we know web users do read, most people don’t have the time or patience to read everything. Enter the infographic. It explains complicated concepts + data patterns with impact, and even emotion, through color, shape, and metaphor. iPad Activities- Globally Connected Learning Consulting.
23 Ways to Use iPad for Project Based Learning. Tips in Designing Effective Infographics. Infographics had been famous around the web for its ability to relay information in a truly artistic manner.
This makes it a universal language for it can tell a story even with one look at the visual representations. We can say that they do not have limits and boundaries for they speak through visuals. The use of graphics gives an added beauty to the entire material. It is even made more significant with the use of valuable data that will be delivered to the public.
When you use visuals to represent information, you are creating an information graphics. 1. Image: inboxq First thing to consider is to have a single topic for an infographic. Why communicate? Why Ask Questions? Power of Communication. Relationships and communication.