5 ways to use Apple Clips in the classroom – ICTEvangelist Apple Clips has landed and it does what all successful edtech does, it makes showing learning simple. It has a low entry point in terms of technical ability required to use it but is hugely scalable in terms of the depth of knowledge being shown as I’ll demonstrate later. I can see how Apple Clips could fit in and work well in classrooms, particularly in Primary education where the pupils in the classrooms are so young they can’t access tools such as Adobe Spark Video. Alternatively, those schools who are well into using other tools like Puppet Edu or Explain Everything may wish to stick with those too. Despite sounding like I’m picking, there are some very nice features in the app, particularly the voice to text feature. Here is an example I made using Apple Clips to explain the product life-cycle: I simply prepared my assets. Taking photographic evidence is simple using a mobile device in the classroom. I’ve found it fits pretty well into my repertoire of apps. Enjoy! June 6, 2017
5 secrets to language learning success | Australia Plus 1. Embrace your mistakes Flickr CC: Auntie P Everyone makes them and only by making mistakes in a language can you improve your awareness and accuracy. Experiment and play with new language. A great way to improve your fluency is to remember small sections of language that go together, rather than just a single word. 2. Flickr CC: Florian Seroussi Speaking with a friend or a native speaker is always a great way to keep your language skills, but if you haven't got anyone to talk to you can still speak a little to yourself at home. Pronunciation is a challenge in any language so the more experience you have listening to authentic speech,the better you. Songs are an excellent way to learn new vocabulary as well as to practice your stress, rhythm and intonation, so pick a song each week to sing along at shower time (or any other time that won’t annoy the neighbours). 3. Flickr CC: haagenjerrys Palm cards, or flash cards, are a great way to help revise vocabulary. 4. Flickr CC: Moscas 5.
Metacognition: The Gift That Keeps Giving Editor's note: This post is co-authored by Marcus Conyers who, with Donna Wilson, is co-developer of the M.S. and Ed.S. Brain-Based Teaching degree programs at Nova Southeastern University. They have written several books, including Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to Classroom Practice. Students who succeed academically often rely on being able to think effectively and independently in order to take charge of their learning. These students have mastered fundamental but crucial skills such as keeping their workspace organized, completing tasks on schedule, making a plan for learning, monitoring their learning path, and recognizing when it might be useful to change course. Many teachers we know enjoy teaching students how to wield one of the most powerful thinking tools: metacognition, or the ability to think about your thoughts with the aim of improving learning. Metacognition in the Brain How to Teach Students to Be More Metacognitive
13 outils pour utiliser la vidéo en classe – Les Outils Tice Dernière mise à jour le 12 février 2023 La vidéo est désormais un média incontournable dans l’usage des TICE en classe. Un média qui n’est pas simple à manipuler, à scénariser, à monter, à partager sans des moyens et des formations adaptés. Les choses évoluent cependant avec des outils en ligne qui rendent plus facile l’intégration de la vidéo dans vos projets pédagogiques. Voici treize outils et services présentés ces derniers mois sur le site qui vont vous permettre d’utiliser la vidéo en classe sans trop de difficultés. Créer des vidéos interactives. EdPuzzle Un excellent outil qui permet d’insérer dans vos vidéos des questions ou des tests pour mesurer le niveau de compréhension des élèves. Lien : EdPuzzle Playposit Même principe pour Playposit. Lien : Playposit Vialogues Vialogues permet d’uploader vos propres vidéos ou en insérer une depuis YouTube. Lien : Vialogues Vizia Vizia est un service en ligne bien pratique qui permet d’insérer des quiz, questions et autres sondages dans une vidéo.
Child of Our Time 2013 Copyrighted image Credit: BBC Professor Robert Winston, series presenter Thirteen years ago the BBC set out on an ambitious project: to follow the lives of twenty-five children after their birth at the Millennium. In these special two programmes presented by Professor Robert Winston we discover how our families have changed and how our children are preparing to leave their childhood behind and enter their teenage years. You'll discover how the children are preparing for the greatest change in their lives—and how their parents will need to let them go—to grow as adults. As we pass the halfway point in this ambitious 20-year TV experiment the two programmes consider the most important unit of all: the family. From working mothers, to single parent dads and the rise of the blended family, you’ll explore dramatic changes towards family life and explore the wider shifts every family can relate to.
The Science of Fear What are you afraid of? Snakes? Turbulence? All of us get scared, and all of us have different thresholds for what makes us afraid. Whatever it is that scares you, what we can agree on is that fear causes our bodies to react. Well, if you are experiencing these symptoms, you have your amygdala to thank. Consider the amygdala as your own onboard 911 operator. We can learn quite a lot from animals about how we respond when we are frightened. Parts of Our Body's Fear System Amygdala: scans for threats and signals body to respond Brain Stem: triggers the freeze response Hippocampus: turns on the fight-or-flight response Hypothalamus: signals the adrenal glands to pump hormones Pre-Frontal Cortex: interprets the event and compares it to past experiences Thalamus: receives input from the senses and "decides" to send information to either the sensory cortex (conscious fear) or the amygdala (defense mechanism) Your Amygdala at Work: A STEM Activity Fear and Learning Don't Mix Oil and water.
Rewordify: Understand what you read 50 Activities and Games Dealing With Anger - Kim's Counseling Corner : Kim's Counseling Corner Posted by Kim Peterson on September 16, 2012 · 31 Comments background courtesy freedigitalphotos.net Over time, I have come across many games and activities that help with anger management and anger awareness. I’ve found these resources on websites, blogs, and more. I decided to gather them all in one place and came up with a list of 50 anger management games and activities to share with you today. If you have any other tools targeting anger, please share with the rest of us by leaving a comment. Anger Awareness Activities: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. , we played a game with the tree pictured. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Games: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. For more information on my clinical practice, please visit my services page.
The Neuroscience Behind Stress and Learning The realities of standardized tests and increasingly structured, if not synchronized, curriculum continue to build classroom stress levels. Neuroimaging research reveals the disturbances in the brain's learning circuits and neurotransmitters that accompany stressful learning environments. The neuroscientific research about learning has revealed the negative impact of stress and anxiety and the qualitative improvement of the brain circuitry involved in memory and executive function that accompanies positive motivation and engagement. The Proven Effects of Positive Motivation Thankfully, this information has led to the development of brain-compatible strategies to help students through the bleak terrain created by some of the current trends imposed by the Common Core State Standards and similar mandates. In the past two decades, neuroimaging and brain-mapping research have provided objective support to the student-centered educational model. Neuroimaging and EEG Studies
SMMRY - Summarize Everything Just Breathe: When Teachers Practice Mindfulness Once in a while, a resource comes along that is so invaluable to our work as educators that I have to share it with you. Meena Srinivasan's new book, Teach, Breathe, Learn: Mindfulness In and Out of the Classroom, is such a resource. It speaks to a yearning I hear across our country: a desire to teach and work in a way that is anchored in joy, emerging from compassion, and that is more humane and slower than the way we work now. What Meena honestly and graciously offers in this easy-to-read book is a roadmap for this desire. While the lesson plans could be very useful and the quotes from students bring their perspective into this discussion, it's Meena's story as an educator, embedded in this text, that I found most inspiring and that makes this book unique. In the meantime, I want to give you a taste of who Meena is and what her book is about through this interview I did with her. Elena Aguilar: Who did you write this book for? I would highly recommend attending a mindfulness retreat.
Q&A with Daniel Goleman: How the Research Supports Social-Emotional Learning Daniel Goleman is best known for his 1995 bestseller Emotional Intelligence: Why It Matters More Than IQ. It was a groundbreaking book in its day, in that it completely redefined our understanding of our emotions. It was one of the seminal works advocating social and emotional literacy. Goleman's work still examines the unconscious influences on our conscious mind, and gives us tools to understand and harness these influences to positive ends. I talked to him about cognitive control and the research that supports social and emotional learning (SEL). Edutopia: What does the research say about how social and emotional learning impacts academic achievement? Recently there was a meta-analysis of different studies analyzing schools that have SEL programs and those that don't. Prosocial behavior (e.g. behaving appropriately in class, liking school, and good attendance) increased by 10 percent. And the benefits were most significant in schools that needed them the most. Absolutely.
Free internet audio mp3 player for personal websites| AudioPal Fairy Tales Gone Wild: 10 Creative Ways to Teach Fairy Tales Fractured fairy tales are a great way to help students see how story elements—like character, plot, setting—shape the stories we read and write. What do we call it when an author takes a classic fairy tale and changes it into something completely different? It's called a fractured fairy tale. And kids love them. "It's by far my students' favorite language arts unit every year," writes teacher Jessie Averson, a second grade teacher in Tennessee. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Books that feature fractured fairy tales: Cinderella Stories Download and print the full-size PDF here. Goldilocks Stories View the list here. Little Red Riding Hood Stories View the list here. Three Little Pigs Stories View the list here.