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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Life in a 21st-Century English Class | MindShift

Life in a 21st-Century English Class | MindShift | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

...my classroom is a place where my students spend time piecing together what they have learned, critically evaluating its larger purpose, and reflecting on their own learning. It also means my students don’t acquire knowledge just for the sake of acquiring it. They need to do something with it — that’s where “project-based” comes into play.

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Project-Based Learning for Digital Citizens | Edutopia

Project-Based Learning for Digital Citizens | Edutopia | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Blogger Andrew Marcinek shares the real payoff for his digital literacy students.
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Life in a Inquiry Driven, Technology-Embedded, Connected Classroom: English | Powerful Learning Practice

Life in a Inquiry Driven, Technology-Embedded, Connected Classroom: English | Powerful Learning Practice | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

I teach in an inquiry, project-based, technology embedded classroom. A mouthful, I know. So what does that mean? To begin with, I don’t lecture. My students don’t take notes, at least not in the traditional sense, and we don’t read a novel and simply answer the questions.

Sumayya Qudrat's curator insight, April 8, 2015 4:23 PM

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