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Childhood-A Small Window of Time

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Eclectic learning and leading through technology and the arts
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Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

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The primary goal of the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website is to serve as a useful resource for educators and students who are interested in how digital storytelling can be integrated into a variety of educational activities.

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Teachers are using theater and dance to teach math — and it’s working

Teachers are using theater and dance to teach math — and it’s working | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

A study found that educators trained in integrating art into math lessons saw better test results from students.

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Something Truly Beautiful Is Happening At This Animal Shelter

Something Truly Beautiful Is Happening At This Animal Shelter | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

It might be impossible for any one person to adopt every pet in need of a good home, but these kids are doing the next best thing — by bringing shy shelter dogs out of their shells.

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60 Ways To Help Students Think For Themselves

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60 Ways To Help Students Think For Themselves

Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight, February 10, 2016 5:07 AM

Can there be too many Ideas to help students think for themselves? Here are sone more great ideas!

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30 Great Books for Educators

30 Great Books for Educators | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Great reading for 2016!

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, January 4, 2016 4:44 AM
Always up for a good read.
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15 Picture Books That Support Children’s Spatial Skills Development

15 Picture Books That Support Children’s Spatial Skills Development | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Spatially challenging picture books can help young children develop their ability to mentally manipulate objects, a skill connected to creative pursuits.

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Teaching Without Tests, Grades, or Traditional Classes

Teaching Without Tests, Grades, or Traditional Classes | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Many schools are opting to ditch the traditional school curriculum altogether to motivate students in new ways—and it seems to be working.

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Using Creativity to Boost Young Children’s Mathematical Thinking

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By approaching math as a creative endeavor in young children, parents and educators can cultivate some of the skills that are valued in advanced mathematics.

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Makerology-DO-ing Changes YOU!

Makerology-DO-ing Changes YOU! | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Technology is just like anything else. Cooking, Oil Painting, Fixing a Car Engine, and Building IKEA Furniture.  Some things come natural to us and some don’t.   So if we are really going to help others learn something, it won’t start with a set of instructions or a training session. It will start with a conversation, empathy, and the time to figure out how to best deliver the help.  Relationships. This might only take a few minutes, but it will be worth more than any of the other time spent.

Andrea Zeitz's curator insight, August 23, 2015 2:27 AM

Goodness-I love this woman! Thanks Krissy from Venspired-you so rock!

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Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick

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Schools are teaching sketchnoting as an innovative way to help students synthesize information that's important. Doodlers are making connections from what they hear to what they draw.

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Biteslide- A Presentation Tool Specifically for Younger learners

Biteslide- A Presentation Tool Specifically for  Younger learners | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Biteslide is an excellent web tool that teachers and students can use to present and create slidebooks. A Slidebook is a presentations that embeds an amazing blend of different multimedia materials that include images, videos, and text. Biteslide is specifically designed for students and teachers and provides an intuitive and safe environment where students and even young learners can experiment with the creation of interactive presentations.

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4 Traits of Collaborative Leadership

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The next generation of leaders are striving to do it differently. Check out the chart to see where your skills lie!

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Learning: It's All About the Connections

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Connection and all of its implications is one of the most important concepts in understanding, engaging in, and facilitating powerful learning experiences.

Marco Bertolini's curator insight, July 5, 2015 4:03 AM

Apprendre, c'est surtout une affaire de connexions 

Julie Cumming-Debrot's curator insight, July 7, 2015 2:38 AM

Thanks for sharing Marco.  Brilliant.

Carolyn Williams's curator insight, July 10, 2015 6:37 AM

It is ..

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Why Listening to Podcasts Helps Kids Improve Reading Skills

Why Listening to Podcasts Helps Kids Improve Reading Skills | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

This and other studies seem to show that listening while reading helps people have several successful reading events in a row, where they are reading “with accuracy and enjoyment.” And, listening has been shown to help with decoding, a fundamental part of reading.

Jodi Griffin's curator insight, June 29, 2017 3:57 PM

Oral and visual cues in reading

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Arts Integration Allows Students to Engage Abstract Concepts in New Ways

Arts Integration Allows Students to Engage Abstract Concepts in New Ways | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Schools are finding that integrating arts into academic subjects is a powerful way to help students deepen their understanding.

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Why Children Still Need to Read (and Draw) Maps

Why Children Still Need to Read (and Draw) Maps | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

While many skills have become obsolete in the digital age, map reading remains an important tool for building children's spatial reasoning skills and helping them make sense of our world.

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Transdisciplinarity: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box in Education

Transdisciplinarity: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box in Education | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Students experience deeper learning and start thinking outside the box when their teachers collaborate to present different aspects of the same subject across various disciplines.

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Beyond Working Hard: What Growth Mindset Teaches Us About Our Brains

Beyond Working Hard: What Growth Mindset Teaches Us About Our Brains | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Approaching the world with a growth mindset can be very liberating. It gives educators and students freedom to try new approaches, reflect on the positives and negatives, and then try again.

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HBO: The Big Picture Rethinking Dyslexia

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia provides personal and uplifting accounts of the dyslexic experience from children, experts and iconic leaders, such as Sir Richard Branson and financier Charles Schwab. Directed by James Redford, the film not only clears up the misconceptions about the condition, but also paints a picture of hope for all who struggle with it. Proving that dyslexia is a neurological issue and not a character flaw, The Big Picture beautifully illustrates that while the condition is an obstacle, it also carries some unique advantages.

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The Characteristics Of A Good School

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When a society changes, so then must its tools.

Definitions of purpose and quality must also be revised continuously. What should a school “do”? Be? How can we tell a good school from a bad one?

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Mentoring Instead of Teaching: A Paradigm Shift

Mentoring Instead of Teaching: A Paradigm Shift | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Mentors change lives. If schools replaced teachers with mentors, classrooms would be revolutionized forever. This isn’t semantics – it’s a paradigm shift…

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A Beginner's Guide to Makerspaces

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Fostering Creativity With Makerspaces

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The creative possibilities of a school makerspace will become obvious once you find the space, find the money, find the tools, and find the students.

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How “Inside Out” rejects the self-esteem mandate: “You are not going to feel great about yourself all the time”

How “Inside Out” rejects the self-esteem mandate: “You are not going to feel great about yourself all the time” | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Salon spoke with Art Markman, a cognitive psychologist and podcaster, on the ups and downs of the Pixar movie

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When Students Get Creative With Tech Tools, Teachers Focus on Skills

When Students Get Creative With Tech Tools, Teachers Focus on Skills | Visual*~*Revolution | Scoop.it

Teachers find the most success integrating technology into the classroom when they have clear instructional goals.

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