The real principle on which human life is based is organic growth and development,” Robinson said. It’s based on the need to invent your own life.” But the education system is not set up to allow for that kind of organic development, although Robinson acknowledges that many educators are doing their best to protect this form of learning. “They’re doing wonderful work because they believe in kids and the work, but they’re doing it against a headwind,” he said.

Part of the problem is the multitude of opinions and lack of clarity on exactly what it is an education should do. Debates about how to improve education will continue to rage because at a fundamental level participants don’t agree about why (or if) kids should go to school. Robinson firmly believes that creativity is a central element of what sets humans apart from other forms of life on earth and so educators’ mission should be to bring out the unique creative energy within each child.

Robinson believes education is “to enable students to understand the world around them, and the talents within them, so that they can become fulfilled individuals and active, compassionate citizens.” He doesn’t deny that learning information about the world is important, but he says it’s equally important for students to understand their own talents, motivations and passions if they are going to lead lives that satisfy them. The current system of conformity and compliance leaves no space for this type of self-exploration.

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You don’t need to make excuses. There are lots of legitimate reasons why you haven’t prioritized your blog. Maybe you are a one-person marketing team and need to focus your attention on paid promotion and social media. Perhaps you come from an industry that is traditionally offline and your company has only recently started building a digital presence. Maybe you used to have a blog, but due to other pressing concerns, it has remained stagnant for months or even years.

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The stories shaping the Global, Regional and Industry agendas.

In 2006, Facebook was in its infancy, Twitter was being launched, and nobody had iPhones. Ten years on, the world is a very different place, and so is the workplace.

Jobs exist now that we’d never heard of a decade ago. One estimate suggests that 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that aren’t on our radar yet.

This pace of change is only going to get faster thanks to rapid advances in the fields of robotics, driverless transport, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, advanced materials and genomics, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest annual Human Capital Index.

From Uber drivers to millennial generation experts, here’s a selection of 10 occupations that weren’t around in 2006.

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Waartoe onderwijzen wij? De lijst met antwoorden op deze vraag zal lang zijn. Ergens in die lijst staat nu ook: Om kinderen voor te bereiden op jobs die op vandaag nog niet bestaan.

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Learning how to think about thinking can help students develop strategies for solving problems and understand tasks at hand.

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Een leerkracht vroeg me onlangs wat metacognitie precies betekende en wat de meerwaarde ervan is in het leerproces? Het was het startschot voor een boeiend gesprek over leren. Het was tevens een uitdagende vraag. Ik wil het immers eenvoudig uitleggen zonder afbreuk te doen aan de complexiteit van het begrip. Dit artikel helpt me bij die uitdaging.

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How will education change in the next 10 years? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.

Answer by Salman Khan, Founder, Khan Academy, on Quora:

Mastery Learning

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Alternative and Clearer Paths to Career

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We are becoming increasingly aware of the need to analyze the enormous amount of information we receive every day. This information helps us in our cognitive development and participates in the construction of our patterns of perception of reality. In the case of children and young people, these patterns are in continual development.

Critical thought is a cognitive process that proposes the systematic analysis of information, opinion and statements that we accept in our daily life as valid or true. It is a basic skill for a competent, free and responsible citizen.

It is not about questioning every information we get everyday, it is about being critical with the information that is relevant to us when we make up an opinion about something.

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It is a very cool propeller.You can use it in your glider also.It definitely works.You can test it.................................! I've shown its workin

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Smart Mirror zum selber bauen: Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, wie wird das Wetter im Land? Der Smart Mirror zum selber bauen kann euch den Morgen im Bad so...

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By teaching students these skills in an authentic, applicable way, will they see each other differently? It’s worth finding out. With so many curricular and time restraints on teachers, how can we be expected to explicitly teach empathy in a meaningful way?

A Definition Of Empathy

Webster’s dictionary defines empathy as: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either in the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner; also: the capacity for this.

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Say you want to create the next generation of voice recognition-enabled, AI-ensmartened, buzzword-laden gadget. The fist thing you need to do is pick a platform. Arduino isn’t powerful enough. The Raspberry Pi works great for prototyping, but going from Pi to production is a many-step process. Next Thing‘s Chip Pro is stepping up to fill the gap with a smart development kit for IoT creators.

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The rotating and moving plastic container . In previous blog post (tutorial) WE used a vibration motor from an old smartphone and we were learning also about the How-To about a vibration motor is working; it is about "Unbalance". This unbalance is normally unwanted for motors, but for vibration motors it is…

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Students Need Professional Learning Networks, Too

Learning to create, manage and promote a professional learning network (PLN) will soon become, if it’s not already, one of the most necessary and sought after skills for a global citizen, and as such, must become a prominent feature of any school curriculum.

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PLN are important to my development so that I can create engaging digital pedagogies for my students

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Aside from cool cat feeders, it is possible to find multiple maker projects for controlling garage doors, blind windows, smart locks, tracking cars, control temperature and humidity levels, and so on. However, the security aspect of these devices needs to take some extra attention, starting from the connection between the device and the Cloud infrastructure.

Most microcontrollers today are not powerful enough to handle secure connections, like SSL or TLS, so all the communication between the device and the server is open to attacks, like sniffing values, tacking device credentials, faking values, granting unauthorized access to physical facilities, unlocking doors, and many other possibilities. This way, securing the communications for all the Internet-connected devices should be a priority, especially if they can jeopardize our security or privacy.

The security of the Internet of Things does not only rely on secure communications, but it is a great start. The maker community must be aware of the security concerns of untrusted communications, and must have the appropriate resources to handle it. This way it is common to see different alternatives to offer secure communications in the microcontrollers, like porting SSL/TLS libraries to cheap devices like ESP8266, or device vendors that already integrates a crypto chip that process all this stuff by hardware, like the recent Arduino MKR1000.

In thinger.io we are concerned about this security aspect, so our cloud supports secure connections for any device with this capability. In the recent Arduino library update, starting from version 2.4.1, we have introduced support for the Arduino MKR1000, including secure TLS connections by default. Just start with the following sample sketch for the MKR1000, and you will have encrypted connections by default.

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FIGURE 1 J'ai montré dans un post précédent, l'importance contemporaine de la curation collaborative de données. Les compétences dans ce domaine sont au coeur de la nouvelle litéracie algorithmique.

La figure 1 présente ces compétences de manière systématique et, ce faisant, elle met en ordre les savoir-faire intellectuels et pratiques tout comme les « savoir-être » éthiques…

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Unsere Vorstellungen von Lernen sind der Hauptgrund, warum wir mit der Bildung nicht vorankommen. Sie sind der Grund dafür, warum wir im Moment digitale Technologien einfach in ein veraltetes Lehrsystem implantieren – und ansonsten weitermachen wie bisher. Wir spielen das alte Lehrer-Schüler-Spiel weiter. Fixiert auf Lehrpläne, Prüfungen und Zertifikate. Das Monopol sorgt für Monokultur.

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Soft Skills List – 28 Skills to Working Smart
I originally published this soft skills list in June 2011. I am honored to discover that more than 500,000 of you have since read my soft skills list and found it helpful.

There are 28 soft skills essential to your career success. I wished I knew about many of these earlier in my career. I want to share them so I can empower you to work smart and achieve more. I look forward to your comments.

What are Soft Skills?

For a skill to be considered a soft skill, it needs to have three characteristics.

Rules for mastering this skill is not black and white – Unlike hard skills, like math, where the rule for doing it perfectly is always the same, how effective you are at a soft skill changes depends on your emotional state, external circumstance, and the type of people you interact with.

This skill is portable and valuable to any job/career – Because soft skills are about your inner strength and interpersonal effectiveness, as long as you work with people, these skills are valuable to your career.

Mastering this skill is an ongoing journey – You can reach a level of competency in it but you can always encounter new situations or people that will test your soft skills and push you to learn more.

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Research shows that hands-on learning is an effective way to teach students science. A 2009 study found that eighth-grade students who were involved in hands-on science projects demonstrated a deeper understanding of concepts than students who were taught with traditional methods such as textbook readings, lectures, and tests (Riskowski et al., 2009).

Why is hands-on learning effective? We can look to neuroscience for insight. Students who participate in science experiments, instead of just observing them, have a deeper conceptual understanding of science. Through brain imaging, researchers found that physical experience activates the sensorimotor region of students' brains, which helps reinforce what they're learning (Kontra et al., 2015).

If students use their hands as well as their minds, they're essentially learning twice.

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Schools nowadays are required to learn faster than ever before in order to deal effectively with the growing pressures of a rapidly changing environment. Many schools however, look much the same today as they did a generation ago, and too many teachers are not developing the pedagogies and practices required to meet the diverse needs of 21st-century learners.

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"Based on an in-depth analysis of the literature and informed by a small network of experts, the paper identifies and operationalises an integrated model that consists of seven over-arching ‘action-oriented' dimensions which show how to transform schools into learning organisations: Developing and sharing a vision centred on the learning of all students. Creating and supporting continuous learning opportunities for all staff. Promoting team learning and collaboration among all staff. Establishing a culture of inquiry, innovation and exploration. Embedding systems for collecting and exchanging knowledge and learning. Learning with and from the external environment and larger learning system. Modelling and growing learning leadership. In short, a school as learning organisation has the capacity to change and adapt routinely to new environments and circumstances as its members, individually and together, learn their way to realising their vision."

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Blogging provides numerous benefits but we all have reasons why we don’t always blog as much as we want. Here’s what you’ve told us in your blogging stories about blogging challenge…

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Are You Open to Feedback?

Some people avoid feedback like the plague. They think that if they don’t know their flaws, they don’t have any. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that these folks make the same mistakes over and over again. Other people evade constructive feedback by surrounding themselves with yes people. They’d rather receive confirmation of their own ideas than be challenged by opposing views. While that might do wonders for their ego, it does little to advance their cause. The fact is, surrounding yourself with yes people is like talking to yourself.

Feedback should be welcomed rather than feared.

In fact, we should thank folks who make the effort to nurture us with their valuable input –– even if it hurts at times. How do you expect to become a better person if you don’t know where to begin? The truth is, practice doesn’t make perfect if you’re doing it wrong. Feedback enables us to learn about our shortcomings and take corrective action. Don’t bury your head…nourish it. That’s how excellence is born.

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From www.educatorstechnology.com - January 6, 2017 9:01 AM

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In a digitally focused world, education is getting more and more digitized pushing us, teachers and educators, to re-conceptualize what it really means to be a teacher in the 21st century.

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This info graphic lists many great resources that could influence ICT use in a classroom. Many of these we have explored through ICT Design, however many are new resources. This could be a great starting block for an ICT and student centered unit plan.

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Upon reading this article, I agreed that these skills are necessary for 21st century teachers. I have re-read this article however, and now I see that these skills are just as important for 21st century students. Imagine sending students out into the workforce after school, with all of these skills. This Infographic has provided me with the inspiration for creating a learning sequence within a unit.

Within the drama classroom there is room for most of these skills. Within my unit plan, students have to prepare a performance but in addition to that, they have to market their performance. This will require posters, a promotion video, creating a website for the performance. Working collaboratively to decide what needs to be done, students then work independently on their task (decided within the group). This will give students the opportunity to excel in skills from outside of the drama classroom.

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This resource is excellent. Highly organised, focused and very easy to read. I think this would be a wonderful resource printed on a poster and displayed in the classroom.

Website addresses are given under nine headings that fit so well with the Australian Curriculum General Standards, the pedagogy I have chosen in my pedagogy map, and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers..

Examples of such links are as follows:

1. Category on Chart: Create infographics and posters (4 websites listed)

LINKS TO:

(a) Australian Curriculum General Standards

- Literacy - communicate concepts, ideas and detailed proposals

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(b) High end pedagogy

- Provide students opportunities to communicate ideas and detailed proposals through various self-selected ICT technologies

LINKS TO:

- Student direction: Students self-select methods to communicate their proposals, reports, drawings and specifications using media channels appropriate to the intended audience. To an extent directing, setting the pace and determining outcomes of learning (problem based learning).

LINKS TO:

(d) ICT Connections

- Students should understand and develop the ability to utilise different presentation software – such as Prezzi and PowerPoint.

2. Category on Chart: Create PLNs, connect, discover new content and grow professionally (4 websites listed)

LINKS TO:

(a) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice

3. Category on Chart: Create, organize adn share digital resources

LINKS TO:

(a) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice

__________________________________________________________

In relation to SAMR, this allows for transformation learning in the following ways:

1. Modification: many tasks in the classroom can be re-designed with this poster being used to locate safe and appropriate resources on the internet.

An example is using a a resource under "Create Digital Portfolios" such as Weebly.com in place of a portfolio in book form.

2. Redefinition: new tasks, previously inconceivable are possible, such as displaying a student's portfolio on a mobile device as opposed to book form.

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In summary, this is brilliantly designed and I see it as a highly valuable resource for my teaching.

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Next Steps For Your First Step

So how can you take the first step toward scaling your own impact as a teacher? Stepping outside of your classroom can feel difficult, but it doesn’t need to be—there are many ways to find opportunities to collaborate and grow as a professional.

Seek support from your school leadership. Ask your administrators about training opportunities and collaborative experiences. Ask about how they can help you meet your professional development needs. Perhaps you can even develop your expertise on instructional strategies and provide training to other teachers.

Talk to other teachers. Join virtual collaboration groups. Embrace Twitter as a venue through which to connect to others in the educational community. Other educators can be a wealth of information. I’ve found that the more people I meet, the more opportunities I discover.

Do your research on topics that you’re passionate about. Be willing to take a chance on yourself. Personally, I’ve been humbled to find myself working alongside teachers who are amazing educators and people. Reach for the opportunities you hope to experience.

Stepping outside of your comfortable classroom to examine yourself and how you can improve is the best way to remain engaged and grow as an educator. Don’t let fear keep you from leaving your island. Network and collaborate and you’ll become a better teacher, too.

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La litéracie en curation de données | #SocialMedia #IntelligenceCollective

Lehrer-Schüler-Spiel | Wie sich das Bildungssystem selbst reproduziert

Soft Skills List - 28 Skills to Working Smart | #ModernEDU

Why Making Is Essential to Learning | #LEARNingByDoing #Maker #MakerED #MakerSpaces #Creativity

Quirkbot - Make your own robots with drinking straws! | #Creativity #Maker #MakerED #MakerSpaces

How to transform schools into learning organisations? | #ModernEDUcation #LEARNing2LEARN

Build your electric magnet in 30 seconds � Tutorial | #Maker #MakerED #MakerSpaces

Why Educators Blog: The Challenges, Benefits And Tips For Getting Started | #Blogging #writing

Criticism Is Not Feedback | #LEARNing2LEARN #Coaching #ModernEDU

9 Fundamental Digital Skills for 21st Century Teachers | #Infographic #ModernEDU

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