Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge, but more crucially acquiring the habits and tendencies to transfer that knowledge in personally meaningful circumstances.
Areas important in memory consolidation and retrieval such as the amygdala, hippocampus, and basal ganglion, can be ‘exercised.’
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10 Conditions For Self-Sustaining Learning In The Classroom by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education The 4th of July: a great time to think
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What Are The Most Common Barriers To Success In A Flipped Classroom Model? by Saqib Hussain, Language Teacher In The Agenda
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This post seeks to clarify personalized learning, a term that’s becoming more common as education becomes more ambitious and self-aware.
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When students are passionately engaged in their learning there are myriad brain responses making connections and building schema.
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Bloom’s taxonomy–and others like Webb’s Depth of Knowledge –are powerful frameworks for planning curriculum, assessment, and instruction.
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The dangers of human virtue include politics without principles, worship without sacrifice, science without humanity, & wealth without work.
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Key principles of collaboration in learning include balancing individual & group benefit, thinking strategy before tech, & always evolving.
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Where Do Essential Questions Come From? by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D, Authentic Education “I didn’t know they could think!” an excited high school
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How does that student see him or herself–as a student? As a learner? How we self-identify academically lays the groundwork
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In part 1 of this 6-part series, Thomas Stanley looked at an overview of blended learning, specifically the critical interactions of a
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You don’t have to be a neuroscientist to promote brain-based learning in your classroom. In fact, it’s really quite simple.
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