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From furniture to digital displays and cameras, here’s what to consider when creating or redesigning classrooms on your campus.
Via Peter Mellow, LGA
"To reap the benefits of music on learning, kids need consistent and abundant musical practice, according to the latest cognitive research."
Via John Evans
You know what continues to upset me in education?
It’s not how we label kids (although that is pretty high up there on my big list).
But, it is how kids label themselves.
I’m starting to see it with my own kids. I’ve got four, but three are in school right now (5th grade 2nd grade, Kindergarten). It’s almost natural for them to start saying things like, “I’m not that good at spelling, Dad”, or “I can’t do that math homework, but I’m good at the social studies.”
I saw it with students when I was teaching middle school, and when I was teaching high school.
They would come into class with labels for themselves. How well they could write. Whether or not they considered themselves a reader. So many believed that they were not creative. Many just thought they were not learners, not good at this game of school.
On the flip side, I also had plenty of students come through my classroom who labeled themselves as “smart” and good at the game of school.
They were often the ones who would ace a test, but be confused with how a project-based experience was going to be assessed. They too labeled themselves as a specific type of learner, and it had negative consequences in a different way.
Via John Evans
We are not taught how to learn in school, we are taught how to pass tests. The spacing effect is a far more effective way to learn and retain information that works with our brain instead of against it. Find out how to use it here.
Via Peter Mellow, Yashy Tohsaku, LGA
Much has been written about the importance of developing STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) skills amongst high school students.
Via Skipper Abel
You’re a pretty rational person, or so you think: You’re often good at thinking logically and keeping your feelings out of it, right? Wrong. (Sorry!) It wasn’t long ago that people believed emotions and logic were two completely separate things, operating independently of one another. But breakthroughs in brain science have made it clear that that’s far from true. It turns out that our brains are incapable of making fully unemotional decisions. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though. In fact, you can use that cognitive reality in your favor to build relationships, network, and gain influence.
Via The Learning Factor
Look into the key elements that are needed to re-design an appropriate learning space for 21 century.
Via THE OFFICIAL ANDREASCY
(Example of Hootsuite Content Aggregator Content) Get Your Learn on in Just Minutes a Day! One of the wonders of the web-enabled world we live in is the ease with which we can get customized ‘news’ feeds. There are so many
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
Within the evolution of technology in education, Learning Analytics has reserved its position as a robust technological field that promises to empower instructors and learners in different educational fields. The 2014 horizon report (Johnson et al.,
Via juandoming
Enjoy the insightful and playful conversations in the archive of the 3/9/15 #plearnchat on Play-based learning.
Via Kathleen McClaskey
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Last semester I lived through one of the most profound and sudden changes to education in modern history - the release of ChatGPT at the end of November. When I introduced my students to the new technology a week later, there was an extraordinary amount of excitement and creativity, and also a lot of anxiety (mostly from me) about what this means for the future. That anxiety has spread everywhere in education. And now I am teaching in the first full semester in a post-ChatGPT world. I have written extensively in the last month about the need to embrace this new technology in education. Now, I am trying to do just that.
All of my classes have become AI classes. And I wanted to share with you the experiments I am running to integrate AI into class (I will update you later in the semester about how they are going).
Via John Evans
For the past 15 years, we've been busy rummaging around the internet and adding courses to an ever-growing list of Free Online Courses, which now features 1,700 courses from top universities. Let's give you the quick overview: Open Culture, openculture.com
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , juandoming
It is no secret how we retain information, construct new knowledge, and develop competencies critical for success in the world of work and, more importantly, life. Learning is shaped by specific conditions that are either created or engaged in by chance that allow for authentic application through an immersive experience. If there were a secret sauce, then that is it, but it's not as mysterious as one might think. When it comes to classrooms and schools getting students actively involved, it isn't a gimmick. It is a proven way to improve academic outcomes.
Via John Evans
Making is as old as learning itself. While the maker movement may only be about a decade old, the human desire to create dates back to the earliest forms of human activity, from making stone tools to drawing on cave walls (Halverson & Sheridan, 2014; Martinez & Stager, 2014). Thinkers such as Pestalozzi, Montessori, and Papert helped paved the way for the maker movement by stressing the importance of hands-on, student-centered, meaningful learning. Instead of viewing learning as the transmission of knowledge from teacher to student, these thinkers embraced the idea that children learn best when encouraged to discover, play, and experiment.
More recently, maker education is being used as a way to connect do-it-yourself informal learning to classrooms. Driven by new technologies such as 3D printing, robotics, and kid-friendly coding, making is emerging as an effective way to introduce students to STEM, particularly women and minorities. By incorporating elements of making into the classroom, educators can bridge the gap between what students are passionate about and what they're learning in school.
Via John Evans
How might education look beyond today? What can we look forward to seeing in learning? Here are 6 future learning scenarios to get you thinking.
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
Gamification is one of the hottest trends in Learning and Development this year. Here are 9 ways to include gamification in your learning design.
Via Ramon Aragon, Bruno De Lièvre, juandoming
Do you know what the space invaders are in school? This post shows you how to identify them and remove them so you focus on learners and learning.
Via Kathleen McClaskey
In this post I review key takeaways from the book “make it stick” and delve into its practical applications for educators—how instructors who teach face-to-face or online can help their students le...
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
What are some of the most encouraging known facts about learning? From taking a walk to learning a new language, there are countless things we can do to improve the way we learn. Below we list fifteen steps toward a better brain:
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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