New research suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help students better understand and retain information.
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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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A study found that educators trained in integrating art into math lessons saw better test results from students.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Connection and all of its implications is one of the most important concepts in understanding, engaging in, and facilitating powerful learning experiences.
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July 5, 2015 4:03 AM
Apprendre, c'est surtout une affaire de connexions |
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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.
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Schools are finding that integrating arts into academic subjects is a powerful way to help students deepen their understanding.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Salon spoke with Art Markman, a cognitive psychologist and podcaster, on the ups and downs of the Pixar movie
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Teachers find the most success integrating technology into the classroom when they have clear instructional goals.
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How do we engage a child's curiosity?