The 4Cs Research Series Skills for Today, is a series jointly released by Pearson and P21. Each paper summarizes what is currently known about teaching and assessing one of the 4Cs: Collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication. Our partnership on this series signifies a commitment to helping educators, policymakers, and employers understand how best to support students in developing the skills needed to succeed in college, career, and life. Available now: Subscribe to our newsletter and be notified of future publications. In collaboration with research partners at the University of Connecticut, P21 released a research series on key aspects of conceptualizing, developing, and assessing each of the 4Cs of Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity in 2015. Each of the briefs provides:
10 Best TED Talks of 2014 for Educators TED Talks are a major source of inspiration for educators who need a morale boost, a discussion starter, or a new perspective. The year 2014 brought some of the best TED Talks for educators, but there are some not-to-be-missed talks from 2013 that still are highly relevant for educators today. Their messages are invaluable for educators who work tirelessly to inspire creativity, motivation, and determination in their students. The Danger of Silence Poet and teacher Clint Smith encourages viewers to speak up against ignorance and injustice. Why Lunch Ladies are Heroes Children’s book author Jarrett Krosoczka focuses on lunch ladies in his graphic novels and his TED Talk. My Daughter, Malala Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for advocating for girls’ education in Pakistan, and recently became the youngest Nobel Prize recipient in history. Embrace the Near Win Success, Failure, and the Drive to Keep Creating Teach Teachers how to Create Magic Every Kid Needs a Champion
Thinking Palette : Artful Thinking The framework takes the image of an artist’s palette as its central metaphor. Typically, a palette is made up of a relatively small number of basic colors which can be used and blended in a great variety of ways. The artful thinking palette is comprised of 6 thinking dispositions – 6 basic colors, or forms, of intellectual behavior – that have dual power: They are powerful ways of exploring works of art, and powerful ways of exploring subjects across the school curriculum. Click here for a Spanish version of the Artful Thinking Palette. The Artful Thinking palette comes alive through the use of “thinking routines.”
Methods of Differentiation in the Classroom It’s a term that every teacher has heard during their training: differentiation. Differentiation is defined by the Training and Development Agency for Schools as ‘the process by which differences between learners are accommodated so that all students in a group have the best possible chance of learning’. In recent decades it has come to be considered a key skill for any teacher, especially those of mixed-ability classes. But what does it really mean? What is meant by ‘differences between learners’? In a large class, differences between students may on the face of it seem too numerous to be quantified, but differentiation works on 3 key aspects which can be summed up as follows: Readiness to learn Learning needs Interest These differences may sound rather broad, but by applying effective methods of differentiation, it is possible to cater for quite wide variations between learners. Task Grouping Resources Pace Outcome Dialogue and support Assessment
The 4 skills you need to become a global leader For many people in their twenties and thirties, career advancement trumps any quality in an employer. Why? Because the higher your function, the more opportunities you have to make a difference in your community. But what if we took a step back, and looked at the skills required to get there? “I picked up four things from my twenties that helped me hugely later in life,” he said. These skills, he said, allowed him to “move between government, private sector and academic life easily”. So how can young people looking to progress their career gain these skills nowadays? Make choices that give you flexibility “First, make sure to make choices that give you flexibility. Be aware that things don’t always go up “Second, be aware that things don’t always go up. Get as much exposure to other cultures as you can “Third, get as much exposure to other cultures as you can. Understand the importance of communication “And finally, understand the importance of communication. Share Written by
Differentiation - Geoff PettyGeoff Petty Differentiation is the process by which differences between learners are accommodated so that all students in a group have the best possible chance of learning. We used to teach subjects and classes – now we teach students. In the Third Edition of ‘Teaching Today’ Geoff Petty (2004) there is an appendix which summarises differentiation strategies, each of which is explained in detail in the book. The downloads on the Active Learning Page of this website are also very relevant. The materials that can be downloaded from this page are principally for teacher trainers and staff trainers. Diff making it happen is for managers of teaching teams or senior managers. These materials are in draft form, and were used for an LSDA Train Trainers project on differentiation involving 75 UK colleges that I delivered with Carole Mitchel. There is a lot of material here, consider the poor trees!
What Is Differentiated Instruction? Click the "References" link above to hide these references. Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1997). Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life. New York: Basic Books. Danielson, C. (1996). Sternberg, R. Tomlinson, C. (1995). Tomlinson, C. (1999). Vygotsky, L. (1986). Winebrenner, S. (1992). Hüther: ″Mit Leidenschaft lernen″ | Bildung | DW.COM | 29.10.2012 Im Informationszeitalter ist Kreativität gefragt. Es nützt den Menschen nicht mehr viel, auswendig gelerntes Wissen einfach nur abzuspeichern. Eigene Visionen und Ideen sind gefragt. Das meint der Göttinger Professor für Neurobiologie, Gerald Hüther. Um junge Menschen auf die Herausforderungen der Globalisierung vorzubereiten, müssen Schulen Wissen anders vermitteln. Wie das gehen kann, will der bekannte Hirnforscher jetzt mit einer neu gegründeten Schul-Initiative zeigen. DW: Herr Hüther, Sie beschäftigen sich schon seit vielen Jahren mit dem Thema Lernen und haben dazu auch eine ganze Menge veröffentlicht. Gerald Hüther: Viele Schulen nehmen das sehr ernst. Das Stichwort Begeisterung fällt bei Ihnen oft, wenn Sie über das Lernen reden. Mit Begeisterung bei der Sache ... Immer dann, wenn ein Kind richtig spürt, dass es etwas gut hinbekommt, eine Herausforderung meistert und etwas selbst gestalten kann, geht das diesem Kind unter die Haut. In einem Kind stecken viele Talente