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Using Tech Creatively Through Playful Learning | Edutopia
21 小时之前 · Promoting Playful Learning With Technology. Mitchel Resnick—creator of Scratch and OctoStudio—shares how teachers can maximize students’ use of tech for creative purposes. In the 2006 article “ Computer as Paintbrush: Technology, Play, and the Creative Society,” Mitchel Resnick, professor of learning research at MIT, argued that ...
Are Do Now Activities Effective? | Edutopia
22 小时之前 · Yes, please! In addition, you may be interested in the following: 14 Effective Opening and Closing Routines for Teachers. 4 Great Ways to Start Math Class. 6 Opening and Closing Routines for New Teachers. Exploring Diverse Perspectives in Social Studies With ‘Do Nows’. 60-Second Strategy: Do Now Sheets (video) Lastly, Edutopia is always ...
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Helping Students Read Complex Texts | Edutopia
2024年11月15日 · In American Educator, Jeanne Wanzek, a professor of special education at Vanderbilt University, writes that before students read a complex text, teachers can focus on a handful of essential key words and provide targeted instruction that goes beyond simple definitions. Start with a “student-friendly definition,” followed by a visual—perhaps a photo or illustration—to help students ...
A Strategy for Boosting Student Motivation - Edutopia
2024年11月15日 · A Strategy for Boosting Student Motivation. A teacher shares the strategy she developed to increase elementary students’ willingness to engage in productive struggle and meet their learning goals. How to motivate students is an issue that teachers have always had to grapple with. Now, with the constant stimuli of internet-connected devices ...
4 Core Purposes of Education, According to Sir Ken Robinson - Edutopia
2022年3月2日 · Personal. Education should enable young people to engage with the world within them as well as the world around them. In Western cultures, there is a firm distinction between the two worlds, between thinking and feeling, objectivity and subjectivity. This distinction is misguided.
Teaching Students How to Study | Edutopia
2024年5月23日 · 5. Practice questions: Practice questions are a tried-and-true and very helpful way to study, especially in certain classes. The most helpful practice questions are application-based and allow students to test how well they truly understand the material, as opposed to having just memorized certain facts or definitions.