The Role Of Play In Learning New Things
In the following video from Digital Media Research Hub, Katie Salen discusses the role of play in learning.
12 Tips For Launching A Social Learning Group For Students
Social learning has always been a staple of education since Piaget, Thorndike, Vygotsky, and countless others before them began exploring how people learn. At its most basic level, this idea can be reduced to the need to socialize thinking, and experiment through interaction, play, and authentic, self-driven performance. In 12 Tips For Supporting Social Collaboration Jane Hart from Center for…
Solve This Simple Math Problem
It’s Friday. Let’s have a little fun. Solve this simple math problem. No Googling. What answer do you come up with?
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Moving To Entrepreneurial Learning [A Video]
Here, Jeff Brazil discusses entrepreneurial learning, making more concrete the abstraction that has been called “informal learning.”
100 Incredible Science Lectures For The Flipped Classroom
Science enthusiasts may receive a broader, more edifying educational experience by indulging in all of these flipped classroom videos.
The Flipped Classroom Turns Around An At-Risk, Failing School
“The Flipped Classroom Turns Around an At-Risk, Failing School” by Greg Green, Principal at Clintondale High School, was originally published on Getting Smart. As a principal of Clintondale High School, I’ve witnessed firsthand the struggles that a school must endure to educate at-risk students. Many of the students at Clintondale are faced with obstacles that hinder their education:…
Clarifying Transfer & How It Impacts What We Think Students Understand
How Transfer Impacts What We Think Students Understand Preface: In collaboration with Grant Wiggins of Understanding by Design and Authentic Education, TeachThought will be bringing you Grant’s industry-leading expertise on understanding, learning frameworks, and curriculum planning. This article originally appeared on Grant’s personal blog. There is some understandable confusion about the goal of transfer. When we…
The Ultimate Guide To Flipping Your Classroom (Part 1)
Note: This is part 1. What is the Flipped Classroom? “A reversed teaching model that delivers instruction at home through interactive, teacher-created videos and moves “homework” to the classroom. Moving lectures outside of the classroom allows teachers to spend more 1:1 time with each student. Students have the opportunity to ask questions and work through…
50 Resources To Get Started With Mobile Learning
mLearning (Mobile Learning) is becoming increasingly possible to the evolution of technology. Gadgets are getting better, apps are getting smarter, and educators are getting better at figuring out how to transition from sit-and-get to truly mobilized learning. The surge in BYOD’s popularity is as much a testament to this as it is to technology cost. But…
A 10th Grader Explains: Testing Is Not Learning
Why Testing Is Not Learning, According To A 10th Grader Standardized tests are the bane of my existence. Why? Mainly because they don’t show an accurate portrayal of students. Standardized testing came about during the Industrial Revolution when schools were flooded with students and the focus was not on innovative thinking, but rather on preparing students…
9 Ways Neuroscience Has Changed The Classroom [Updated]
Cognitive tutoring is still in its infancy, but may be one of the most promising products of the intersection of neuroscience and education.
How To Be More Creative
by TeachThought Staff Creativity is often associated with elementary students who are encouraged to draw or color to self-express. For college students, it’s often thought of as courses or degrees that require specific creative skills, such as art or writing majors. Yet, for many students, the idea of intentionally being creative is lost. Business students,…
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