Resources for Getting Started With Project-Based Learning. Just getting started with project-based learning (PBL)? Our curated list of resources for educators new to PBL should help you. Before you get started, be sure to check out Edutopia's PBL page, including information about the research behind effective PBL practices. You can also connect with Edutopia's community to learn and share PBL tips. PBL Defined and Clarified. What Project-Based Learning Is — and What It Isn’t. Screenshot/High Tech High The term “project-based learning” gets tossed around a lot in discussions about how to connect students to what they’re learning.
Teachers might add projects meant to illustrate what students have learned, but may not realize what they’re doing is actually called “project-oriented learning.” And it’s quite different from project-based learning, according to eighth grade Humanities teacher Azul Terronez. Terronez, who teaches at High Tech Middle, a public charter school in San Diego, Calif says that when an educator teaches a unit of study, then assigns a project, that is not project-based learning because the discovery didn’t arise from the project itself. And kids can see through the idea of a so-called “fun project” for what it often is – busy work. “If you inspire them to care about it and draw parallels with their world, then they care and remember.”
See How You Can Magically Multiply Large Numbers In 3 Seconds. Mnemonic as a technique is not a newly conceived idea.
Back in 1910, there was a published book with the title, ‘ Magician’s Tricks: How They are Done’ by Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate. This interesting book presents and discusses proofs that the mnemonic idea has already been used by Harry Kellar, a magician who gained popularity during the 1800s. Kellar is believed to have used mnemonic for obtaining the cubes of two-digit numerals at lightning speed. Below is a quote from the book: While it is not within the province of this book to go into a study of a system of artificial memory, there are certain conjuring tricks frequently presented to the public as “Mental Phenomena,” that have a system of this kind for their groundwork, as, for example, the following which depend, mainly, on numbers, for their effects: “Second Sight” the memorizing of a long list of words at one reacting; the instantaneous raising of any two numbers to the cube or third power…
Take Control Of The Noisy Class - Video 2. Video 2: How to Get Students Sat Down and Ready to Work **Important** Don’t miss the key strategies revealed at 1:00 minute, 3:00 minutes, 7:30 minutes & 9:45 minutes This video explains a four-step process to get students in the classroom, sat down and ready to work with minimal fuss and disruption.
Innovative positive reinforcement strategies. Most teachers know that positive reinforcement is a very powerful classroom management strategy – it’s certainly the approach we recommend in Needs Focused Classroom Management.
The problem is, praise phrases such as ‘well done’ and ‘This is fantastic Jonny’, tend to get very tiresome by the end of a lesson and they lose their effectiveness. To be really effective, there needs to be some variety in the way you acknowledge appropriate student behaviours so in this post I thought I’d share a few of our ‘innovative positive reinforcement strategies’ from our Take Control of the Noisy Class program. If you like them, please leave a comment in the box below… i) The victory dance. Teach students to develop their own, personalised ten second ‘Victory Dance’. Ii) Visual Cheers Issue all students with a special ‘Wooo! Iii) Silent Cheers. Innovative positive reinforcement strategies. DPS project helps math skills sprout.
Teacher Resources from SDE. Teacher Resources from SDE. Concept to Classroom: Tapping into multiple intelligences - Explanation. What is the theory of multiple intelligences (M.I.)?
Howard Gardner claims that all human beings have multiple intelligences. These multiple intelligences can be nurtured and strengthened, or ignored and weakened. He believes each individual has nine intelligences: Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence -- well-developed verbal skills and sensitivity to the sounds, meanings and rhythms of words Mathematical-Logical Intelligence -- ability to think conceptually and abstractly, and capacity to discern logical or numerical patterns Musical Intelligence -- ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch and timber. Learning Style Inventories. Global rating average: 0.0 out of 50.00.00.00.00.0 These sites have free online assessments for discovering students’ learning styles.
There are descriptions about various learning styles, including Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory. Also includes an article that criticizes learning style theory. Grades Links. How to Differentiate Instruction. How to Differentiate Instruction What's All the Hype?
Unfortunately, our images of school are almost factory images, so school is very standardized. But kids don't come in standard issue. The challenge is having teachers question the standardized notion of school and then helping kids realize there's a better way to do school. (Carol Ann Tomlinson, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Policy; The Curry School of Education, University of Virginia) Effective teachers have been differentiating instruction for as long as teaching has been a profession.
What The Research Tells Us About Differentiate Instruction There are three bodies of research worth mentioning. Dr. Kathie Nunley's Layered Curriculum Web Site for Educators. Math Workshop Model: Teaching Elementary Mathematics. How do I incorporate math workshop into my classroom?
Grouping Students There are some decisions that need to be made when putting groups together. Certainly personalities need to be considered. We all know that not every student will get along with each person in the class. There is no right or wrong way in grouping your kids. The number of students in each group will vary based on your classroom size and time alotment for math.
Materials and Resources The easiest thing to incorporate is a math notebook. Games and activities can be found in many places. Professional Development. ATTENTION TEACHERS OF K - 8 MATHEMATICS!
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