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El Secreto de Finlandia en Educación: Los niños finlandeses de hoy estarán el día de mañana entre los profesionales más preparados del mundo

El Secreto de Finlandia en Educación: Los niños finlandeses de hoy estarán el día de mañana entre los profesionales más preparados del mundo | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it

El país nórdico lidera el informe PISA con una enseñanza gratuita que pone en Primaria a los profesores más preparados Los niños finlandeses de hoy estarán el día de mañana entre los mejores profesionales ...


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Mobile Learning: A Visit to Flitch Green Academy - Articles - Educational Technology - ICT in Education

Mobile Learning: A Visit to Flitch Green Academy - Articles - Educational Technology - ICT in Education | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
Flitch Green Academy is somewhat unprepossessing – at least from the outside. But once y...

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Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, April 13, 6:53 PM

Ikaskuntza mugikorra aukeratu dugu lankideen artean gure barneko prestakuntza gai nagusitzat. gure zuzendariak prestatzen du eta denon artean hausnarketa egiten dugu. Gure arteko elkarriizketak interesgarri suertatzen dira oso. Hauze izango da nire ekarpena. Kontatuko dizuet...

Begoña Iturgaitz's comment, April 13, 6:55 PM
Gracias, Marta por volver a recordarlo. Casualmente es el tema de nuestra formación interna previsto pra el viernes. Me has dado una buena referencia, porque siempre hacen falta ejemplos de aula. Sin ellos se nos va la pinza enseguida.... Eskerrik asko!
Marta Braylan's comment, April 15, 3:50 PM
Me alegra que haya sido útil. Es un placer poder intercambiar ideas con especialistas CLIL de otros países. Saludos.Marta
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Learning To Learn: 7 Dimensions Of Effective Learning

Learning To Learn: 7 Dimensions Of Effective Learning | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
Guy Claxton is professor of education at Bristol University, and author of Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less (1997). Among other concepts, he is interested in how people learn.

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Mary Perfitt-Nelson's curator insight, April 13, 7:59 PM

More than anything else, the concept of self-directed, entrepreneurial learning and transfer stand out. Learning how to learn is very different than learning content. In the 21st century, access to content and resources is no longer in short supply, but rather access to learning pathways, and authentic reasons to learn, which is where meaning making, critical curiosity, and resilience come in. Making that shift in your own mind is important for these dimensions to be relevant.

The shift is from learning content to learning how to learn.

The takeaways for teachers probably start with the role of the student in the learning process: voice, choice, personalization, self-direction, project-based learning, and other low-hanging fruit of current trends in learning.

 

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10 Practical Ideas For Better Project-Based Learning In Your Classroom

10 Practical Ideas For Better Project-Based Learning In Your Classroom | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
  via TeachThought Teachers are incorporating more and more projects into their curriculum, allowing for much greater levels of collaboration and responsibility for students at all levels. Pro...

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Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, June 5, 3:33 AM

Practical bunch of tips that work

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when there is a correct answer Exercise in creative thinking

Who wants a correct answer?
Marta Braylan's curator insight, June 7, 6:31 PM

Very graphic reflection on getting the "right"? answer

Juanma Melgar's comment, June 10, 5:21 PM
Loved it!!
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Students Can Learn by Explaining, Studies Say

Students Can Learn by Explaining, Studies Say | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
Researchers at a national conference discuss how asking students for explanations can deepen their understanding.

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Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, June 3, 5:27 PM

Let's multiply teaching results at no cost! easy and free. We knew it alreasdy (you only have to spend a couple of minutes at a good cooperative classroom)

Marta Braylan's curator insight, June 3, 6:59 PM

Dedre Gentner, the director of the cognitive science program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., agreed. She said that teachers introducing a concept can improve students’ understanding by giving examples of close comparisons, moving to less closely connected analogies, and then asking children to explain how concepts are related.

Marta Braylan's curator insight, June 3, 7:01 PM

Dedre Gentner, the director of the cognitive science program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., agreed. She said that teachers introducing a concept can improve students’ understanding by giving examples of close comparisons, moving to less closely connected analogies, and then asking children to explain how concepts are related.

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A How To Guide on Inquiry Learning - YourthLearn

A How To Guide on Inquiry Learning - YourthLearn | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it

Are you interested in using inquiry based learning in your classroom but are not sure of how to implement a new program? This post discusses the importance of planning and takes you through a step-by-step look at techniques you will use to effectively implement inquiry learning. Many additional resources are provided.


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Inquiry Learning - the importance of planning step by step

Mlc's comment, July 25, 2012 11:53 AM
Great chart
Science Education 225's curator insight, February 10, 10:26 PM

Teaching inquiry 

Peta Bubrzycki's curator insight, March 6, 10:10 AM

this looks great and has some handy hints for children to understand the process they need to go through.

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5 steps to using self-assessment in the classroom

5 steps to using self-assessment in the classroom | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it

Implementing some kind of self-assessment is a very good thing, as it enables learners to judge the quality of their work. I’ve done this on an ad-hoc basis at times in the past, but using a formal instrument or procedure can work wonders, even if it has no official bearing on the final outcome.


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Mabel A. Opare - Ababio Ayita's comment, May 29, 8:25 AM
Very good and creative way, noot a bad idea.
Allan Shaw's curator insight, May 29, 6:03 PM

If your goal is to have students become excellent learners, this should be on your list of things to consider!

Tatyana Chernaya's curator insight, June 3, 3:51 AM

And also some great ideas of 5 ice-breakers, a 5-day blogathon, using images, etc.

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How More Social and Emotional Learning (and Less Academics) Actually Builds Academic Success

Elementary school principal Scott McFarland explains why helping children relax and self-regulate also helps them become better students.

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Latin America

Latin America | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
information regarding IRA programs in Latin America
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Revista electrónica. Leer, Escribir y Descubrir. Muy interesante!

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Response to Intervention (RtI) in a Personalized Learning Environment

Response to Intervention (RtI) in a Personalized Learning Environment | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
Response to Intervention (RtI) can target each learner's needs when they need it as they need it.

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Nik's Learning Technology Blog: Using Word Clouds in EFL ESL

Nik's Learning Technology Blog: Using Word Clouds in EFL ESL | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
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Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson

Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
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The place of creativity in schools. 

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Tareas integradas con recursos TIC

Tareas integradas con recursos TIC | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
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El uso de las tecnologías integradas a la educación CON SENTIDO

Adriana Favieri's comment, May 8, 10:20 AM
Gracias!!!!
gabriela chaparro's curator insight, May 8, 7:02 PM

Gracias muy interesante!!

Carla Manuela Nunes's curator insight, May 18, 11:34 AM

*****

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12 Things Kids Want from Their Teachers

12 Things Kids Want from Their Teachers | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it

What do you think matters most to our children?


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TEDxCreativeCoast - McGrath Davies - The Future Will Not Be Multiple Choice

The Future Will Not Be Multiple Choice (but it does eat boogers) Creative genius Drew Davies and forward-thinking educator Jaime McGrath propose a new approa...
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creativity, design, open choice, ideas.......the future!

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Blogs: Judy Willis MD | Edutopia | The Brain, Teaching, and Learning

Blogs: Judy Willis MD | Edutopia  | The Brain, Teaching, and Learning | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it

Dr. Judy Willis is an MD in neurology and also a middle school teacher of long standing. She does path-breaking work in helping educators comnprehend how to effectively integrate understanding of brain function with teaching.   Her blog posts and articles for Edutopia are collected on this link. To access her personal homepage go to http://www.radteach.com/ - JL


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Cockroaches and Ladybugs: Developing a Classroom Culture that Prioritises Communication

Cockroaches and Ladybugs: Developing a Classroom Culture that Prioritises Communication | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
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Tips to promote speaking and meaningful learning.

Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, June 5, 5:47 AM

Another example of real PBLwork in a CLIL classroom

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Noam Chomsky on Bilingualism

Noam Chomsky on Bilingualism | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
Remembering an interview with Noam Chomsky on bilingualism
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Developing meaning-building skills in reading

Developing meaning-building skills in reading | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
The default position with regard to exploiting reading texts seems to be comprehension questions. I should start by saying that I am not against comprehension questions as such.  In a previous post...

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Marta Braylan's curator insight, April 5, 7:19 PM

Making meaning "matter" in reading comprehension.

Tom Rowley's curator insight, June 16, 4:44 AM

interesting ideas of approach reading.

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Developing 21st Century Critical Thinkers [Infographic]

Developing 21st Century Critical Thinkers [Infographic] | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
Download an 11X17 version of the Developing 21st Century Critical Thinkers Infographic by Mentoring Minds.com.

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Jenn Alevy's curator insight, May 28, 4:04 AM

I really like this Infographic.

Jane Sowter-Maranion's curator insight, June 2, 9:21 PM

Teacher Librarians are well placed to assist teachers to develop critical thinking skills in students.

joyrosario's curator insight, June 10, 5:19 AM

Interesting parallel to the rational for resource based learning of the late 20th century

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Resource Centre - Useful Material

ECLIL is a European funded education project to build much needed resources for the language classroom. It includes a games engine, resources centre and CLIL story platform

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Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, May 21, 2:17 AM

Experienced CLIL people may know most of  the listed resources, but it's nice to have everything well arranged

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A Complete EFL Teacher Training Course Online

A Complete EFL Teacher Training Course Online | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it

Shaping the Way We Teach English is a fantastic resource that I came across recently. The resource is similar to other online courses from colleges and universities. It's free and accessible through The Online Language Center of the University of Oregon and it is a pretty complete teacher training course that has videos , viewing tasks, transcripts, observation checklists and even recommended supplementary web based reading.


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Adrianna Kowalska's comment, April 24, 4:51 AM
I watched the episode 12 about teaching very young learners before my interview. Gives an amazing summary which really helps interviewees to look more professional and knowledgeable
Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, April 24, 6:15 PM

even if it's not CLIL oriented, a nice colection of videos focusing on key aspects  of Language Teaching.

Marta Braylan's curator insight, April 25, 10:05 AM

Online and free!

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Alternatives to traditional homework

Alternatives to traditional homework | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it

Alternatives to Homework/Worksheets via Shannon Smith, http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/4533 based on Kathleen Cushman, Fires in the Mind: What kids can tell us about motivation and mastery


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7 Excellent Tools to Publish Students Work

7 Excellent Tools to Publish Students Work | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
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Figurative language

I put together this video for my class of seventh graders. Song features contributions from the following artists: Ben Jackson, Matt Omalley, Nakia Simon, Ta...

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Sometimes what you mean is not exactly what you say. Very Good!

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How to Create Compelling Content Based on Learning Styles - Search Engine Watch

How to Create Compelling Content Based on Learning Styles - Search Engine Watch | TEACHING ENGLISH FROM A CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE | Scoop.it
How to Create Compelling Content Based on Learning Styles
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What do Tiger Woods, Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, and Serena Williams have in common? The answer lies in how they learn.

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Different teaching tools considering learning styles. 

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