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"When parents and teachers consider how children learn, it’s usually the intellectual aspects of the activity they have in mind." This article discusses "the role of feelings in learning" and states "that complex learning is almost inevitably 'an emotionally charged experience.'" It also turns out that negative emotions also play a productive role in learning. To learn more about how emotions may impact learning take the time to read this article. Via Beth Dichter 
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"When it comes to using technology in school, the tension between what students and parents want and what schools allow is becoming more apparent — and more divisive. Students want more control over how they use technology in school, but many classrooms are still making it difficult. That’s according to the most recent Speak Up 2011 report, “Mapping a Personalized Learning Journey,” which reflects the views of more than 416,000 K-12 students, parents, and educators nationwide surveyed on how technology can enhance the learning environment..." Via Beth Dichter
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When it comes to high achievement, grit may be as essential as intelligence. A look at a research study on grit, defined as "sticking with things over the very long term until you master them." Her "esearch suggests that when it comes to high achievement, grit may be as essential as intelligence. That’s a significant finding because for a long time, intelligence was considered the key to success." This post provides links to a variety of articles and a look at some recent reseach. It also suggest that "grit is something that people can probably learn." Via Beth Dichter
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Parents and teachers expend a lot of energy getting kids to pay attention, concentrate, and focus on the task in front of them. "What adults don’t do, according to University of Southern California education professor Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, is teach children the value of the more diffuse mental activity that characterizes our inner lives: daydreaming, remembering, reflecting." Read on to learn more about how "a lack of time to daydream may ...hamper kids' capacity to pay attention when they need to." Via Beth Dichter
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This national survey of preK - 12 teachers across the U.S. "provides a current snapshot of how teachers are utilizing technology in America’s classrooms, the types of technology teachers have access to and their attitudes toward technology."
A great look at how teachers view technology in the classroom. Some additional information may be found at http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2013/teacher-tech-survey/.