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Learning and the Brain- A few quick facts

Learning and the Brain- A few quick facts | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
What do we and don't we know about the brain? It used to be that we thought we knew it all. Well, maybe not all. But, over the last couple decades new research reveals and debunks some of our previ...
Beth Dichter's insight:

One image with six facts about learning and the brain. As educators these are six facts that are useful to know as we work with our students.

Mary Cunningham's curator insight, October 13, 2013 12:05 PM

This is part of the post on infographics as well, but is interesting enough to have a link just in its own.

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8 Essentials For Project Based Learning 2012 version.pdf

According to the Buck Institute for Education a project is meaningful when it fulfills two criteria. The students “must perceive it as personally meaningful, as a task that matters…and a meaningful project fulfills an educational purpose.” This PDF provides 8 essential components to create meaningful projects. Each is explained using an example of a project with suggestions on how to make the project more robust.

* Significant Content

* A Need to Know

* A Driving Question

* Student Voice and Choice

* 21st Century Skills

* Inquiry and Innovation

* Feedback and Revision

* Publicly Presented Project

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