Some Thoughts On Knowledge And Knowledge Limits
Learning leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to theories just like theories lead to knowledge. It’s all circular in such an obvious way.
Learning leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to theories just like theories lead to knowledge. It’s all circular in such an obvious way.
Critical thinking questions include, ‘Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?”
What is the effect of your work? Did you choose your work, or are you doing it under compulsion as the way to earn money?
Critical thinking strategies often employ multiple data sources and perspectives in pursuit of understanding.
Assessment for learning is commonly referred to as formative assessment–that is, assessment designed to inform instruction.
Why might you need alternatives to Bloom’s Taxonomy? While wonderful, it neglects important ideas that see the whole child.
Schools long ago broke the world into categories and gamified its study with points, letter grades, and notions of progress and collaboration.
Education seeks to empower individuals, enabling them to think critically, embrace learning, and better themselves and their communities.
Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort that arises when an individual encounters a conflict between what they believe and how they behave, or between two competing beliefs.
Examples of education tech include mobile devices, adaptive learning algorithms, the cloud, podcasting, and virtual reality.
Protecting your planning period by shutting your door isn’t ‘backwards teaching,’ it’s a survival strategy.
Teachers are the great translators of learning–mediators that speak in binary code for the system and in human tongue for the children.