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25 Things Successful Educators Do Differently : InformED. American classroom learning. Compared to classrooms in some countries, United States' classrooms tend to be informal.There are, however, some very important basic rules: Before class: Do your homework! Read critically; form your own opinions Review your notesfrom the previous lecture and reading for the day Communicate immediately with professorsabout any study problems Focus on the task at hand before class:take a moment of silence to gather your thoughts and mentally prepare yourself to the topic Write any objectivesthat come to mind at the head of your notepaper: preparing for an up-coming test, understanding a particular concept, gaining a good foundation on a topic understanding or reviewing the readings In Class: Arrive on time for class.

Periodically ask yourself if the course is meeting your objectives. Classroom learning series. Concept Map Server. Constructivist teaching methods. History[edit] Constructivist teaching strategies[edit] Characteristics of Constructivist Teaching[edit] One of the primary goals of using constructivist teaching is that students learn how to learn by giving them the training to take initiative for their own learning experiences. According to Audrey Gray[who?] , the characteristics of a constructivist classroom are as follows: the learners are actively involvedthe environment is democraticthe activities are interactive and student-centeredthe teacher facilitates a process of learning in which students are encouraged to be responsible and autonomous Examples of constructivist activities[edit] Furthermore, in the constructivist classroom, students work primarily in groups and learning and knowledge are interactive and dynamic.

Experimentation: students individually perform an experiment and then come together as a class to discuss the results.Research projects: students research a topic and can present their findings to the class.Field trips. 77 Educational Games and Game Builders. I'm often asked if I know of any games for subject "x," "y," or "z" for a particular grade level or age group. My answer is usually yes, but I need to search my archives. Therefore, I've gone through my archives and dug up many of games that I've mentioned over the last four years that are still active online. Consider this my humongous list of educational games. 1. Kids Spell provides eight free games that help students learn to spell more than 6,000 words.

Kids Spell is a part of the Kids Know It Network. The Kids Know It Network provides educational games for all content areas taught in grades K-6. 2.Spin and Spell has been featured on a number of blogs over the last year. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. the World Food Programme's website offers students a large selection of educational online games and activities. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. Lessonopoly. Mappementali.com - Mappe Mentali, MindManager, Solution Map. Una risorsa didattica sull'uso responsabile dell'e-mail da parte degli studenti. Red - Gli studenti fanno ormai largo uso del servizio di posta elettronica, ma molti di essi ancora non hanno una vera e propria "alfabetizzazione" su come utilizzare al meglio questo strumento, non esponendosi ai classici rischi del web.

Inoltre, spesso non sanno neppure gestire in maniera efficace le proprie e-mail, generando un caos assoluto nelle loro caselle di posta. A scuola si fa ormai largo uso della posta elettronica, tantissimi sono i docenti che creano liste di distribuzione per inviare ai propri studenti appunti, video, link e quant'altro utile per le attività didattiche, per l'approfondimento, etc. Per tale ragione, scrivere delle e-mail pertinenti e contestualizzate deve essere parte dell'essere un buon cittadino digitale! La scuola deve promuovere questa alfabetizzazione, perché lo studente in genere non conosce i ruoli e le responsabilità che possiede quando si affaccia sul web e utilizza questo servizio.

Tra le responsabilità troviamo: Una tabella sulla differenza tra personalizzare, differenziare e individualizzare. Youpd.