4 Core Purposes of Education, According to Sir Ken Robinson
Mar 2, 2022 · What is education for? As it happens, people differ sharply on this question. It is what is known as an “essentially contested concept.” Like “democracy” and “justice,” “education” means different things to different people.
Using Technology to Enhance Learning Experiences | Edutopia
Mar 4, 2024 · Rather than use the traditional tools that I had in the past, I took a risk and used CoSpaces Edu to explore immersive storytelling in my Spanish II class after some students asked why they couldn’t explore the augmented and virtual reality tools the way the STEAM class did. Whether using CoSpaces Edu like I did or using options available through resources like Experiments with Google, there ...
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Reflection as a Learning Tool in the Classroom | Edutopia
Apr 25, 2023 · Reflection is a powerful tool for enhancing learning and knowledge acquisition and is essential for teachers and students. When students engage in reflective thinking, they are better able to analyze and evaluate their experiences, which enables them to extract meaning and actively process what they have learned and to make sense of it.
Using Technology to Support Student Engagement - Edutopia
Jul 5, 2023 · Students engage deeply in class when tech tools encourage them to construct ideas, collaborate with peers, and create unique work.
What Does the Research Say About Testing? | Edutopia
Oct 25, 2019 · This annual testing ritual can take time from genuine learning, say many educators, and puts pressure on the least advantaged districts to focus on test prep—not to mention adding airless, stultifying hours of proctoring to teachers’ lives.“Tests don’t explicitly teach anything. Teachers do,” writes Jose Vilson, a middle school math teacher in New York City.
The Power of Learning From Mistakes | Edutopia
May 24, 2024 · Once students have accomplished goals, reminding them of how they overcame challenges boosts their perseverance after mistakes. Help them recall the experiences when with effort and practice, they made fewer mistakes and enjoyed the pleasure of success.
How to Work Literacy Instruction Into All Content Areas
Oct 28, 2022 · Too often, writes former teacher and literacy consultant ReLeah Rent, in ASCD, teachers rely on “one-size-fits-all” approaches like word walls, K-W-L charts, or concept maps.One of the problems with these generic literacy strategies is that they are often unrelated to the content areas students are studying. Focusing on metaphors, for example, will be useful for an English class, but is ...
To Increase Student Engagement, Focus on Motivation
Nov 17, 2022 · It is important not to confuse engagement with entertainment. In an EdWeek survey, researchers found that the entertaining activities that teachers expect to engage students are not necessarily working.While the majority of teachers who had increased their use of digital games assumed that games would engage students, only 27 percent of students reported feeling more engaged when digital games ...
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