Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The Inquiry Process Explained Visually for Teachers Learning is all about being curious and inquisitive. It is a process in which learners explore the unknown through their senses using both sensory and motor skills. Being involved and engaged in the learning task is the key to a successful learning journey and to elicit this kind of engagement from learners, teachers need to nurture a learning environment where students take responsibility for their learning and 'where they are only shown where to look but not told what to see'. Inquiry-based learning is essential in developing the most solicited 21st century skills : problem solving and critical thinking.As a teacher, you might be wondering about ways to inculcate the precepts of strategy into your teaching and lesson planning.
How to Keep History Lessons Meaningful During Role Play by Aaron Brock Most social studies teachers are expected to cover very specific content, whether or not it resonates with the students personally or politically. This often leads us to fall back on reenactments as the primary method of giving students an historical “experience.” While there is value in these activities, it is important to reflect on the purpose of any hands-on lesson. Having students act out historical episodes “just because” is as meaningless as making students memorize names and dates for a test. I divide on-your-feet history lessons into three broad categories: dramatization, experiential, and real-world application. Dramatic missteps A dramatization is any activity where students take on historical personas or act out specific events in history. My first attempt to give students an experience from the past came while trying to teach feudalism in seventh grade. Success at last This year, I conducted my first truly successful “living history” lesson. Keeping it meaningful
Πρόγραμμα για τη Σχολική Καινοτομία !!Apps!! To get the best bang for your buck, go for these apps that push your students to create and innovate. These are my favorite creation apps... as of today. They are all cross-curricular and cross-grade level so they can be used time and again - not simply for just one unit or content standard. For more on app value, check out this post. PaperPort Notes- Free Read and annotate PDF documents. PoppletLite - Free Concept mapping, idea webs, bubble organizers. Evernote - Free & Penultimate - Free as of 1/2013! Doceri - Free & Doceri Desktop - $30 I just moved to using this app over Educreations and ShowMe because it has more features and you can save directly to the photo roll or to an LMS like Schoology. Schoology - Free This is a great Learning Management System that not only allows you to create assignments, discussions and assessments for your students - but is also a one-stop workflow solution. Book Creator - $4.99 This app allows you to make beautiful iBooks right on your iPad!
Students put research to use at social studies fair Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Graeson Malashevich, 13, of Ceredo-Kenova Middle School looks over another students project while attending the RESA II Social Studies Fair on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington. Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Judges Margaret Williamson, principal of East Lynn Elementary School, and Marshall student Tyler Minor look over a project at the RESA II Social Studies Fair on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington. Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch The RESA II Social Studies Fair was held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington. Mar. 13, 2014 @ 06:56 AM HUNTINGTON -- More than 88 social studies projects filled the Big Sandy Superstore Arena Conference Center Wednesday morning during the RESA II Social Studies Fair. The annual event features projects researched and assembled by students from Cabell, Mason, Mingo and Wayne counties. (u'addcomment',) Comments
Students recording Kane County veterans for Library of Congress archive By Mike Danahey mdanahey@stmedianetwork.com @DanaheyECN March 6, 2014 11:38AM The Freshman Student Council at St. Charles East High School sent a care package to U.S. Marine Cpl. storyidforme: 62992745 tmspicid: 22711872 fileheaderid: 10967519 Updated: April 8, 2014 6:11AM ST. In turn, the students’ works are set to serve as example for other, similar projects across Kane County. “They are doing all the work, from setting up the interviews to recording them, then making sure they get to the state and national projects,” St. “This a fine testament to this class and their efforts to honor veterans.” Karson and fellow social studies teacher Neil Currie are faculty advisers to the class. Freshman Megha Nayyar is heading up this effort. Nayyar said the idea came about after each grade was assigned a service project tied to a school spirit and pride week that happens before this month’s Sadie Hawkins dance, with freshmen assigned the theme of heroes.
East students learn about local history to create books - McDowellNews.com: News Tales of the past were given new life during Local History Day at East McDowell Junior High. The event brought together eighth-grade history students from Danny Shaw’s and Jessica Reel’s classes with local historians and gave students a glimpse of the region’s past. “Eighth-grade studies North Carolina history, so we try to pull in a McDowell County unit because we feel like that part of history is sometimes lost,” said Media Coordinator Vickie Blankenship. “We wanted the kids to pick something that they’re interested in and learn about different topics from our region. We have presenters talking about gold, the history of local business Jack Frost, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and other topics related to the area.” Martha Jordan spoke to students about McDowell County’s natural disasters using records and photos from her ancestors. While speaking about the flood of 1916, she shared an account written by her great-great-grandmother’s brother about the flood.
Συνεργάτες στην μάθηση To Πρόγραμμα Συνεργάτες στη Μάθηση υποστηρίζει τον Διαγωνισμό για Πρωτοπόρους Εκπαιδευτικούς H Microsoft Ελλάς, υποστηρίζει τον Πανελλήνιο Διαγωνισμό Πρωτοπόρων Εκπαιδευτικών, ο οποίος διοργανώνεται για πρώτη χρονιά από το British Council, στο πλαίσιο του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος του οργανισμού, Life Skills. Ο διαγωνισμός απευθύνεται σε εκπαιδευτικούς, με θέμα την ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων ζωής των μαθητών τους με τη χρήση νέων τεχνολογιών. Σκοπός του διαγωνισμού είναι να αναδείξει και να τιμήσει το έργο Ελλήνων εκπαιδευτικών, οι οποίοι με τη βοήθεια σύγχρονων τεχνολογιών, έχουν επενδύσει στην ανάπτυξη καινοτόμων μεθόδων διδασκαλίας, στοχεύοντας στην ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων ζωής των μαθητών, οι οποίες είναι απαραίτητες για την επιτυχία τους τον 21ο αιώνα. Από τις συμμετοχές στον ελληνικό διαγωνισμό, θα διακριθούν οι πέντε καλύτερες δράσεις, οι εκπρόσωποι των οποίων θα προσκαλεστούν από το British Council για να παρουσιάσουν το έργο τους στις 21 Μαρτίου 2015. Αξία και δράσεις του προγράμματος
Free Technology for Teachers INQUIRY LEARNING & COGNITIVE PROCESSES Θεσμός αριστείας και ανάδειξη καλών πρακτικών στην Πρωτοβάθμια και Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση Kids' Books for Women's History Month Although anytime’s a good time to teach your kids about fearsome women in history, Women’s History Month and it’s the perfect time for me to give you a book list! As a parent I like to use picture book biographies to teach my kids about historical figures, but these stories are not just dry texts. I’ve selected what I think are some of the best books for children that are not just about significant or famous women, but also have great illustrations and an all-around entertaining story. You can supplement your reading about awesome women who changed history with books from my list of biographies about amazing African-American women. In addition, several children’s literature bloggers are publishing the month-long Kid Lit Celebrates Women’s History Month, with daily reviews, interviews and thought on women’s biographies and history books for kids. I highly recommend adding their blog to your reader so you can follow along. Every-Day Dress-Up. You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer.