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"During your working lives, you will have to reinvent yourselves many times. Success and satisfaction will not come from mastering a fixed body of knowledge but from constant adaptation and creativity in a rapidly changing world."
Via Douglas Eby
He discusses biomonitors, existential risk and simulated realities.
The buzz that the Modern Taxonomy Wheel generated over the last couple of weeks has not yet died out and now we have a new updated wheel from the same guy Allan Carrington. I love Allan's work...
Via Jon Samuelson
"Among the many challenges teachers face, often the most difficult is how to engage students who seem unreachable, who resist learning activities, or who disrupt them for others. This is also one of the challenges that skilled teachers have some control over. In my nine years of teaching high school, I've found that one of the best approaches to engaging challenging students is to develop their intrinsic motivation."
Via John Evans
According to today’s infographic, writing can serve as a calming, meditative tool. Stream of conscious writing exercises, in particular, have been identified as helpful stress coping methods. Keeping a journal, for example, or trying out free-writing exercises, can drastically reduce your levels of stress.
Via Dennis T OConnor
Teachers rate their interest in today’s Educational Technology trends. With the coming launch of menco.io, you’ll be able to explore these trends and more, and discuss how they will shape the culture of learning around the globe.
Via Nik Peachey, John Evans
Forget spreadsheets, swot analysis and risk management, the latest topic on the business school agenda is happiness. Those academics who research the topic prefer to classify it a bit differently, however. “Meaning” is the term used by Lee Newman, dean of innovation and behaviour at IE Business School in Spain. At Michigan Ross in the US, Jane Dutton, university professor of business administration and psychology, says it is about “human flourishing”. Christie Scollon at Singapore Management University describes it as “subjective wellbeing”.
But however they describe it, they all agree that happiness makes good business sense. Moreover, employers and policy makers need to consider the happiness factor if they are to promote strong economies and profitable companies.
Via Vicki Kossoff @ The Learning Factor
One thing leaders can always count on is conflict. Whether we lead a team, work in an organization, or connect with individuals, disagreements always emerge.
Meetings are often the bane of many a creative’s existence, especially those working for a big outfit. “Death by meeting” is a common complaint, the lament usually being one of frequency, length, or lack of productivity. Despite the many books written on the subject, meetings remain a sore spot for many. There may be a practical solution.
Via Vicki Kossoff @ The Learning Factor
Infographics on Most common Interview questions and how to answer them guide by learning successful interview tactics and finding good opportunities (RT @edtech_utb: 35 Most Asked Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them.
Via Jon Samuelson
"I don't do end of year countdowns, I actually dread the last day of school because it means these amazing kids are not going to be mine any longer. And yet, being in 5th grade means that graduation is near, middle school looms, and the kids know that our time is limited. So they started asking me what we would be doing these last few weeks after math is done, memoir is done, all that stuff we had to get through is done (I never tell them that we are never done even if we aren't). And voila; a list of ideas for the remaining weeks."
Via John Evans
I have been on Twitter for 8 months and spent some time this weekend evaluating the experience. I am a firm believer in evaluation and using feedback to improve and refine practice. Recently, I forwarded a brief survey to faculty to use at the end of 3rd quarter. They were asked to administer this survey to all students in each of their classes. The feedback received was helpful and for some, rather surprising. The questions are:
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Are you a classroom teacher, a principal, or a curriculum director?
Confidence that a 'one size fits all' global economy and that the 'Western canon' of knowledge are sufficient to see humanity through the next phase of its transformations and adjustments has diminished dramatically over the past years.
We have an economic system that is certainly not a tide that floats all boats. We have challenges to the dominance of traditional knowledge claims as well. What does this mean for higher education, for social responsibility and for the way forward?
Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Gust MEES
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As the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Thomas P. Campbell thinks deeply about curating—not just selecting art objects, but placing them in a setting where the public can learn their stories.
Via Robin Good
America's education system has become obsolete. "It needs reinventing, not reforming," says Harvard Innovation Education Fellow Tony Wagner.
"This presentation sparked my thinking about what other skills and attributes would serve the learners (of all ages) in this era of learning. Some other ones that I believe important based on what I hear at conferences, read via blogs and other social networks include: GritResilienceHope and OptimismVisionSelf-RegulationEmpathy and Global Stewardship"
Via John Evans
See it on Scoop.it, via Digital Delights - Digital Tribes
Via Glogster EDU
Music does much more than just make you want to tap your feet or sing along. Discover how it can also affect your process of learning new information.
Via Linda Foote
"Most leaders who take the test are surprised they 'don't have it all.'"
Explore the top online colleges in your field of study with our new 2013 rankings of the best online colleges and programs.
Via Susan Bainbridge
"It’s actually hard for me to type this title after years and years and years of math drills that made my elementary-school head want to explode. Can learning math facts be fun? Is it possible that learning these facts can actually be ‘super-fun’?"
Via John Evans
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Yes!...indeed we must....!
Rescooped by David Hain from Teaching Empathy onto Positive futures