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Learning Theories Every Teacher should Know about
Have you ever asked yourself what learning theories you know about and which ones you feel more connected to and apply in your teaching ? Generally speaking, theories inform and guide practice in any content area and a learning theory is a set of concepts on how people learn. It is more or less an investigation of the strategies and the underlying cognitive processes involved in learning. The educational field abounds in learning theories to the extent that it becomes hard to draw clear boundaries between some of them. The graphic I have for you below provides a clear categorization of the learning theories you need to know as a teacher and educator. courtesy of edudemic
All You Need is Less: The KonMari Test of Collection Strength
All You Need is Less: The KonMari Test of Collection Strength “Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.”—Antoine de Saint Exupéry My maternal grandmother, like many others who lived through the depression, kept a lot of stuff. Sitti’s house was full of things with no rational reason for hanging on to, but it wasn’t until the leukemia ran its fatal course that my mom and aunt could finally clean up the place. I imagine many failed retail stores experience something comparable, where a shopkeeper wastes time and money stocking merchandise there’s no demand for, until the joint goes out of business and the wares are scuttled. The usefulness of a library collection is often objectively measured by its size, to the point where the number of volumes a library holds is touted as a self-evident testament to its worthiness. Marie Kondo’s bestsellers on the value of not hoarding are a worthwhile read.
flipped classroom
An excellent tool for your flipped classroom is EDpuzzle. With this tool you can crop a video to only use the portion you need for your specific class. Another feature is you can add your own voice by inserting audio notes or recording over the video. The embed quiz feature allows you to add questions at random points in the video to engage students and check their understanding of the material. With EDpuzzle you can locate video from a number of sources including Youtube, Teacher Tube, Khan Academy, TED and LearnZillion. Once complete you can upload your completed video to the EDpuzzle library. Click here to visit the site. INTRODUCING EDpuzzle Edpuzzle Demo Playlist My First Edpuzzle Video I have uploaded both my edited video and the original for you to see the difference between the two and get an idea of the options available to edit your video with EDpuzzle. Below is the original video from My Smart Hands.
11 Sample Education BYOT Policies To Help You Create Your Own
We’re putting together some research for some upcoming BYOT policy content, and in the course of doing so found many existing policies enlightening. For starters, it is clear that some districts were more open-minded entering their BYOT programs than others. Many “policies” (not included below) were really more of a set of rules and consequences for breaking the rules than they were a supporting framework for teachers and students. In the end, every situation is different. Bowling Green High School “Bring Your Own Technology” (B.Y.O.T.) Responsible Use Guidelines Purpose: Bowling Green High School uses instructional technology as one way of enhancing our mission to teach the skills, knowledge and behaviors students will need as responsible citizens in the global community. Bowling Green High School strives to provide appropriate and adequate technology to support instructional purposes. An important component of B.Y.O.T will be education about appropriate online behaviors. Device Types: 1.
A Great Animation Explaining Digital CItizenship
Digital citizenship is an essential component of digital literacy. Being a digital citizen goes beyond knowing how to use technology and social media to respecting, sharing, participating and using the net effectively. Digital citizenship is a code of behaviour,an etiquette that organizes and protect our digital identity. It is a prerequisite for any plans of technology integration in education. Students need to learn how to use the web respectfully and in doing so they will also be learning the core of digital literacy. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has a section devoted to materials and resources teachers need to teach digital citizenship.
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Enora Conte: La vie secrète d'une bibliothécaire
Bibliothécaire, c'est chouette, on est assis(e) toute la journée derrière notre banque de prêt, le derrière posé sur une chaise en bois à tamponner de petites fiches papier, et quand on fait pas ça, on lit des livres, d'ailleurs on les as tous lu parait-il. On travaille seule et on a un salaire qui crève les plafonds, on a pas fait d'études, y'a pas besoin, suffit d'aimer les livres... De temps en temps, on raconte des histoires aux enfants. Parait aussi qu'on est que des femmes a faire ce métier et qu'on est toutes vieille fille, vivant avec une dizaine de chats, un chignon strict, des lunettes, le tailleur en tweed de ma grand-mère (voire mon arrière grand-mère), qu'on fait que râler, qu'on est aigris de la vie et qu'on fait que dire "ssshhhhhhuuuttt!!!" STOOOOOP! Bibliothécaire: mâle ou femelle?? Tailleur/chignon? Vielle fille à chats? Des études, des concours? On travaille souvent en équipe, il n'y a que dans quelques petites structures où la thécaire travaille parfois seule.
