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“Slipping back” isn’t a shameful retreat from our goal—it’s part of the process of getting there. 
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"Albert Einstein nailed it–'We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.' That truth will decide whether we develop a 21st-century friendly educational system or continue to tinker at the margins of school."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Do words hold us back? Do they have the potential to keep us in place rather than allowing us to move forward? This post looks at ten words and discusses how each may "influence our behavior and keep us in a box." The ten words are: 1. Lesson 2. Knowledge 3. Rigor 4. Soft Skills 5. High & Low Students 6. 0ff-Task 7. Learning Styles 8. Summer Learning Loss 9. Special Education 10. Brain-Based Learning Below is an example of how one of these words is explained. What do you think of when you hear the word off-task? What does research tell us about six-year olds and their ability to focus on one task? The explanation shares that young students who have more time for play also have higher executive functioning skills, yet in the classroom we ask them to sit and to focus one area. In many schools the amount of time for free play and recess has decreased so we can focus on ELA and math. Learn more about these words and see if you agree with the author. Do you think these words are holding us back?
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"Have you ever wondered why you do so well in certain classes or subjects and why you abysmally lousy at others? We all know we all learn differently and we have strengths and weaknesses. But when it comes to studying, there are tips, tricks, dos and don’ts to learn smarter."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic looks at study habits from different learning styles. What works best for visual learners, read-write learners, auditory learners or kinesthetic learners? This infographic provides this information as well as best study habits, tips and tricks for student success, and what to avoid. You might share this with your students.
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"Engaging your mind takes some effort to identify what you care for and what is the best way to attain what you care for. Do you want students to become better learners? Help them discover what they care for by allowing them to identify and use their own learning style."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Concept maps are a great tool for many learners...and this post provides ten ways you might consider using them in your classroom. The concept maps are divided into three categories: Learn by Seeing, Learn by Doing, and Learn by Hearing. In many cases there is a concept map that shows off the style. There are many free tools to help create concept maps. A quick look on concept maps in this Scoop.it will provide quite a few results.
Tracy Hanson's curator insight,
April 5, 2013 3:14 PM
It seems the more people deny there are learning styles the more information surfaces explaining them.
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When the pressure is off grades and performance, kids focus on learning for the sake of learning, not to show off what they know, writes Annie Murphy Paul in this interesting post about a study examining the lasting effects of summer camp.
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Understanding how adults learn, is the first step to crafting an eLearning material adults will actually want to start and finish.
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are designing an eLearning course for adults are there aspects to consider that are important to the adult learner? This post from SH!FT would say yes. To create courses for adult learners, we must understand how adults learn, their traits and their learning styles. What is important? * Hook them Early (and Often) * Make Use of Their Experiences * Persuade Adult Learners of the Desirability of Learning Something * Give Adult Learners the Freedom to Choose Learn four ways to help hook the adult learner. Find four suggestions on ways to give adult learners more freedom to choose. Click through to the post to learn more.
Avidity Medical Design Consultants, LLC's curator insight,
August 2, 2014 10:13 AM
Very insightful article. I especially agree with point #2 and point #4. Point #2 indicates that learners can use past experiences to tap into new ideas. Point #4 indicates that adult learners would like to have the ability to take a more active role in defining their own learning experience. I see an interrelationship between both points because they each describe elements of self-directed learning. The learner is using what they already know to tap into new knowledge (point #2), and then, given the opportunity, they are choosing how, when, and where they acquire the new knowledge (point #4), with consideration given to the knowledge that they have already obtained (point #2). Excellent article, keep up the good work!
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“Myth: 82% thought that teaching children in their preferred learning style could improve learning outcomes.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Are much of what we know about learning styles is accurate? This infographic explores learning styles and shares current information that may make you reconsider some of your beliefs. The infographic is split into three sections: * What are the main learning styles * What truth lies beneath * Dubunking the myth of learning style
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This post looks at 20 learning principles that teachers should know. Five are listed below. When you click through to the post you fill find additional information on each of the 20 principles. * Students learn differently * Make it relevant * Failure is a fabulous teacher * Brief and organized "bites" * Feedback: Not just what, but when This is great information as a new school year approaches in many areas!
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What makes the iPad brilliant is that it caters to all different intelligences. In fact most apps touch upon all different types of intelligences. I've tried to match all of my favorite educational apps with their corresponding intelligences. This post will provide links to iPad apps that are looked at using Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. It is important to remember that many apps may link to a variety of the intelligences. She also quotes Daniel Willingham "Children do differ in their abilities with different modalities, but teaching the child in his best modaility doesn't affect his educational achievement. What does matter is whether the child is taught in the content's best modality." Each multiple intelligence is represented in the full image. Click on the app icon to see in the App Store.
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School's curator insight,
April 12, 2013 10:02 AM
It's great to learn about new apps to enhance the Multiple Intelligences approach to teaching!
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"Neuroscience may seem like an advanced subject of study, perhaps best reserved for college or even graduate school. Two researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia propose that it be taught earlier, however—much earlier. As in first grade..."
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In education we often use metaphors to help our students understand. Are we cognizant of how these metaphors may be interpreted by our students? Is it possible that the metaphors are "setting up false expectations and giving us a misleading impression of what’s going on."
Annie Paul Murphy discusses these ideas in this post. As teachers we are constantly teaching our students strategies, and the strategies are often scaffolded, but that does not mean that the students let go of the old strategies, and only use the new ones. The move back and forth, at times choosing the one that is a known friend rather than the new one.
Our language plays a critical role in our classroom, and this post reminds us that with school beginning soon in the US we must consider how our words may be impacting our students.