Online mapping tool streamlines global species distributions. Map of Life — an interactive resource for global biodiversity analysis — launches today, promising a new era in the visualization of species distribution Via Sakis Koukouvis 
Note: Knowing how the mind works should help teachers to create lessons that automatically create a desire to know. :-)
In 1927, Gestalt psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik noticed a funny thing: waiters in a Vienna restaurant could only remember orders that were in progress. As soon as ... A Northwestern University study provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals' rich experience with language "fine-tunes" their auditory nervous system and helps them juggle linguistic input in ways that enhance attention and working memory. 
The Information Age and digital era in general have reshaped our lives, they way we do things, the way we think. Even the notion of cheating and what it means to cheat has changed. In education, academic idealism has collided with GenZ realism. Though Prof. Shirky, isn't speaking about education, here, this causes one to wonder when with our present educational system will actually give up the old Industrial Revolution approach?
The new media consultant brings us his not-so-rosy outlook for media. 
Education is Supposed to Produce Independent Thinkers, Not Answering Machines.
The second in the series of letters to teachers from students. This time, a young man in Grade 12 talks about how we are missing the point of education by obsessing on marks and assessments.
Via Gust MEES, Dennis T OConnor 
History, map and timeline of the World, in 3500 BC the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia has emerged along with another in the Nile Valley... The purpose of this video is to provide insight into the learning theory commonly know as Connectivism... Via Susan Bainbridge 
To recognize standouts among educator-bloggers, the team at Education World.com has selected its 25 best for 2012. Walllingford, CT (PRWEB) April 03, 2012 To recognize standouts among educator-bloggers, the team at... 
What’s the key to effective learning? One intriguing body of research suggests a rather gnomic answer: It’s not just what you know. It’s what you know about what you know.
Teaching students good learning strategies would ensure that they know how to acquire new knowledge, which leads to improved learning outcomes, writes lead author Helen Askell-Williams of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. Via Dennis T OConnor 
60 Minutes on CBS News: Khan Academy: The future of education? - Khan Academy and its free online educational videos are moving into the classroom and across the world. Their goal: to revolutionize how we teach and learn. |
The industrial company that makes things like aircraft engines, elevators and helicopters is the envy of many other industrial companies for its financial results and management practices. 
The present generation claims to be "multi-taskers," but at what cost?
People aren't very good at media multitasking -- like reading a book while watching TV -- but do it anyway because it makes them feel good, a new study suggests. Noam Chomsky discusses the purpose of education, impact of technology, whether education should be perceived as a cost or an investment and the value of stan... Via k3hamilton 
Affordable Online learning has taken off these days. On the internet training prevails in almost any subject, and students leap at the opportunity to learn from house. With the increase in Online Course available for students, this also indicates more possibilities for professors to grow their occupations by coaching online. Teaching an internet category can be very different from in-person instruction Via Dennis T OConnor 
The topic of student collaboration is one that has been bouncing around in my head for quite some time. I want to disclaim at the forefront that I want this to be a conversation. I want to learn from you. I want you to make me think. This is not the end-all be-all about collaboration. I want to talk about the necessity of this 21st century skill and how I think it dwindles as a necessary skill as students move away from elementary school. 
One step forward or two steps back?
Utah's English/Language Arts Core consisted of three strands: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry. With the adoption of the the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers may ask how inquiry fits into CCSS or how the CCSS incorporates inquiry into its objectives. Via Mel Riddile, Dennis T OConnor 
Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invite you to join them for the launch of the largest-ever national survey of America's public school teachers. 
School leaders in Indiana are increasingly asking the questions necessary to propel our K-12 schools into the 2.0 world. One of the challenges these leaders face is the tension between wanting to leverage the possiblities of the web while fulfulling their responsibility to protect students and create environments conducive to learning. No longer is a school's acceptable use policy a simple matter of defining appropriate use of school-owned devices. 
This week we talk with Mark Schober about using Modeling Instruction in the science classroom. As president of the American Modeling Teacher’s Association, Mark shares with us a history of... 
This is excellent "stuff" and we need to have ears to hear. :-) Don't miss this video entitled, "Connected Learning: The Experience of Education Reimagined.: ![Where does 21st Century teaching begin? [Guest Blog] | Dangerously Irrelevant | 21st Century Education - USA | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/oD_YtAmEMfnYN8ykWTNZrDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
The 21st Century Teaching Project Findings (Part 2) Seann Dikkers 3/1/12 This post is part of an ongoing series abridged from the... |
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