Showing posts with label Learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learning. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Learning: Engage and Empower
Goal: All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and out of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society.
Figure 1. A Model of Learning, Powered by Technology
What Learning Should Look Like
Figure 1 depicts a model of learning powered by technology. In contrast to traditional classroom instruction, which often consists of a single educator transmitting the same information to all learners in the same way, the model puts students at the center and empowers them to take control of their own learning by providing flexibility on several dimensions. A core set of standards-based concepts and competencies form the basis of what all students should learn, but beyond that students and educators have options for engaging in learning: large groups, small groups, and activities tailored to individual goals, needs, and interests.Monday, June 6, 2011
C-SPAN Classroom.
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C-SPAN Classroom is a web site for civics teachers featuring free resources like video clips and discussion questions that are linked to national standards. All of our materials are copyright-cleared for classroom use.
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
Another possible way for students to use C-SPAN video clips to follow current events is by having them "collect" segments to tell a 5 minute story. Idea here: https://sites.google.com/site/civiclit/sample-civiclit-lessons/5-mi...
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Healthier Testing Made Easy: The Idea of Authentic Assessment | Edutopia
Healthier Testing Made Easy: The Idea of Authentic Assessment | Edutopia
Here's a radical idea: We need more assessment, not less.
Seem crazy? Substitute feedback for assessment, and you'll better understand what I mean. The point of assessment in education is to advance learning, not to merely audit absorption of facts. That's true whether we're talking about that fourth-period pop quiz, the school play, or the state test. No one ever mastered a complicated idea or skill the first -- or fifth -- time. To reach any genuine standard, we need lots of trials, errors, and adjustments based on feedback.
Think of assessment, then, as information for improving
Here's a radical idea: We need more assessment, not less.
Seem crazy? Substitute feedback for assessment, and you'll better understand what I mean. The point of assessment in education is to advance learning, not to merely audit absorption of facts. That's true whether we're talking about that fourth-period pop quiz, the school play, or the state test. No one ever mastered a complicated idea or skill the first -- or fifth -- time. To reach any genuine standard, we need lots of trials, errors, and adjustments based on feedback.
Think of assessment, then, as information for improving
Grant Wiggins
President of Authentic Education in Hopewell, New JerseyTuesday, May 17, 2011
Help us connect all US schools with the world by 2016 | Connect all Schools
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In an historic speech in Cairo, Egypt in June 2009, President Obama expressed his desire to "create a new online network, so a young person in Kansas can communicate instantly with a young person in Cairo.” Since then, the Secretary of State and Secretary of Education have both emphasized the importance of learning other languages, gaining a global competency and traveling to other countries. A number of organizations linking US schools with others around the world are coming together in a new "Connect All Schools" consortium to meet a very specific goal: to connect every school in the US with the world by 2016.
Imagine the possibilities for language practice online with native speakers around the world, for our students to learn WITH the world, instead of just about it, creating a student citizenry that is aware of and comfortable with interaction with peers worldwide. The Partnership For 21st Century Skills, a collaboration between the education community and private sector companies, has identified global awareness, ability to work in teams and a familiarity with technology as some of the skills that our young people will need to have to effectively work in a global environment. Research has clearly demonstrated that authentic interaction with the world’s students across the curriculum results in enhanced learning, improved reading/writing test scores by our students and a heightened motivation to learn.
Imagine the possibilities for language practice online with native speakers around the world, for our students to learn WITH the world, instead of just about it, creating a student citizenry that is aware of and comfortable with interaction with peers worldwide. The Partnership For 21st Century Skills, a collaboration between the education community and private sector companies, has identified global awareness, ability to work in teams and a familiarity with technology as some of the skills that our young people will need to have to effectively work in a global environment. Research has clearly demonstrated that authentic interaction with the world’s students across the curriculum results in enhanced learning, improved reading/writing test scores by our students and a heightened motivation to learn.
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