Google Drive-Docs. Assessment and feedback with ipads. Google Drive-Docs. 09_metacog.pdf. DC Training Day. The Importance of Asking Questions to Promote Higher-Order Competencies. Irving Sigel devoted his life to the importance of asking questions.
He believed, correctly, that the brain responds to questions in ways that we now describe as social, emotional, and cognitive development. Questions create the challenges that make us learn. The essence of Irv's perspective is that the way we ask questions fosters students' alternative and more complex representations of stories, events, and circumstances, and their ability to process the world in a wider range of ways, to create varying degrees of distance between themselves and the basis events in front of them, is a distinct advantage to learning. However, Irv found that schools often do not ask the range of questions children need to grow to their potential.
Educational Impact. Google Apps. UKEdMag: How to Level-Up any Lesson with Game Mechanics. Extract from UKEdMag, March 2014 issue.
Written by Dr Martin Saunders. A* challenge. Inspiring Writing. Tech in the classroom. Fun websites to use with your class. Alternatives To Homework: A Chart For Teachers. Alternatives To Homework: A Chart For Teachers Part of rethinking learning means rethinking the bits and pieces of the learning process–teaching strategies, writing pieces, etc.
Questioning. Fuel Creativity in the Classroom with Divergent Thinking. MIND MAPPING. What would you do today if you knew you couldn't fail? iMindMap Mind Mapping Software. Here’s why our customers love iMindMap. Get started today to unlock your full potential. “Your Mind Mapping software has transformed our business & become a part of our cultural DNA.” Wheaton Wealth Partners, USA “iMindMap’s Mind Mapping software is the most creative piece of technology I’ve ever used.” Graham Cullen, Head Teacher, Porchester School, UK “It helps me immeasurably at work, and keeps me focused managing risks for the international space station.” Trent Keeble, International Space Station, USA. "Knowing trees" Spicynodes : Home.
Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming app - SpiderScribe. Stormboard - Online Brainstorming and Planning. Add a sticky note and post it online with dot voting. Free Educational Accounts for K-12. View topic - How to create a skill tree.
Interactive mind maps on web sites - Mindmappers' Forum Interactive mind map with ThingLink. Finding & sharing teaching 'bright spots' evidenceintopractice.wordpress.com. In search of classroom answers. Excellence & Growth Schools Network. GrowthMindsetJourney. Alternatives To Homework: A Chart For Teachers. Teachers’ Most Powerful Role? Adding Context. Lenny Gonzalez Part 3 in the series Learning In the New Economy of Information.
By Shawn McCusker During a recent unit on World War II, Courtney Wilhelm’s U.S. History class conducted a leader’s conference. Students explored broad topics such as economic and political philosophies from the perspective of European leaders from the 1930’s and 1940’s. Presence, Not Praise: How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Achievement. By Maria Popova Why instilling admiration for hard work rather than raw talent is the key to fostering a well-adjusted mind.
Despite ample evidence and countless testaments to the opposite, there persists a toxic cultural mythology that creative and intellectual excellence comes from a passive gift bestowed upon the fortunate few by the gods of genius, rather than being the product of the active application and consistent cultivation of skill. Debunking the Myth of the 10,000-Hours Rule: What It Actually Takes to Reach Genius-Level Excellence. By Maria Popova How top-down attention, feedback loops, and daydreaming play into the science of success.
Creativity Apps. Vision Meeting – Growth Mindset. Today I led the second of our new breakfast ‘vision meetings’ – looking at how we can continue to embed a growth mindset across the school.
Assessment in the new national curriculum – next steps. My original post “Assessment in the new national curriculum – what we’re doing” remains one of the most popular on this blog.
Here I will outline how we have refined the model proposed in that post and integrated it with progress tracking, as well as our latest thoughts on assessment without levels and growth mindset. How will we assess in the new national curriculum? I was delighted to hear that Durrington High School had been awarded an assessment innovation fund grant by the DfE. Session 83 – Theme: Mobile Devices and Apps in schools.
This week covered mobile and tablet learning.
The following questions were discussed: Creativity. Teacher Infographics. I have recently been shocked at the fact that educators don’t really see the need for a rubric.
They either find them too specific or too vague. But, I am not really sure they are seeing the big picture on this one. Rubrics are great for students and teachers. Awesome Poster: Bloom's Taxonomy Rose. Excellence & Growth Schools Network. 6 Myths of Digital Technology. Research Published on April 14th, 2014 | by Mark Anderson To summarise their findings, as I’ve mentioned before, it’s not about technology, it’s about pedagogy. They also state very clearly that “the use of technology needs to be informed by context and research“.
Hear hear. Session 83 – Theme: Mobile Devices and Apps in schools. iPadagogy-Wheel. Toolkit.