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25 Things Skilled Learners Do Differently - InformED

25 Things Skilled Learners Do Differently - InformED | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Imagine for a moment that all human beings had the same IQ, but that some of us knew how to tap into it better than others. How would we approach educati
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What habits and strategies to skilled learners have that other learners may be missing? And can others learn them? The answer to the second question is yes, that can be learned through practice. As to the first question, some of the habits and strategies are below, but you will need to click through to the post to find the rest of them.

1. Skill learners think about their own learning.

2. Skilled learners ask more questions.

3. Skilled learners make mistakes work for them, not against them.

4. Skilled learners use previous learning to help promote new learning.

5. Skilled learners share what they've learned.

Lisa Norris's curator insight, October 12, 2014 1:49 PM

It's all about teaching the Growth Mindset!  We really need to encourage students to do more of the question asking and thinking!

Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight, October 13, 2014 3:49 PM

Great article! I'm sharing it with my students in a success seminar. 

Ness Crouch's curator insight, June 30, 2015 10:14 PM

Very interesting article. Great way to think about learning.

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Teaching Students to Fail Their Way to Success - Part 1

Teaching Students to Fail Their Way to Success - Part 1 | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Failure has been a trending topic on Education Unbound recently, particularly in regards to the disconnect between educational objectives and game-based learning (GBL).

We know that many games "depend on players failing multiple times as the primary means of learning how to overcome obstacles." How does this compare to education, where the "notion of failure is bad"? This post by Justin Marquis explores this issue in this first of a two part series.

The article includes the following sections:

* Teach that Learning is a Process

* Make Learning the Goal

* Support Second Chances

* A Change in Mindset

The second part of this article, 'Learning to Learn from Failure', is also available at http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/10/learning-learn-failure/. Topics explored include: Learning From Your Mistakes, Embrace Metacognition, Ask for Help, Explore Alternative Paths to Success, and Failing to Learn is the Only Real Failure.

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Buzzwords or Words to Promote Learning in Our Classroom | Krissy Venosdale {Venspired}

Buzzwords or Words to Promote Learning in Our Classroom | Krissy Venosdale {Venspired} | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

There are so many buzzwords today...a list that goes on...and on...and on. What words do you want your students to see in your classroom? Here is an image with six phrases that you might want to use in your classroom. As Krissy Vensodale states in her post "Buzz words aren’t going to fix education. We are. One day at a time. By doing what’s right for our kids in our classrooms. Not just because it’s a popular word. Because it’s what matters." 

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