Learning to Wait
Loyal readers will remember my last post, in which I shared the marshmallow story. The key takeaway: self-control is a big deal. For those who […]
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5 Things I Finally Understand About Teaching and Learning
By Rita Platt What is your philosophy of education? This was the question that the professor asked us in my second year of my teacher […]
Read more ›Worksheets don’t grow dendrites
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh People need to talk because we’re highly social organisms! Students should not be expected to sit silently and do their […]
Read more ›Wikis and literacy development.
An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer McPherson focuses one the differences between wikis and blogs, the different types of wikis available (as of 2006), how reading […]
Read more ›Activating the desire to learn.
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Internal control psychology’s choice theory is the topic of this book. The author has been an educator for over 30 […]
Read more ›Inspiring active learning: a handbook for teachers. Harmin, M.
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author has compiled and named a myriad of techniques used by K-12 teachers and college professors. One recurring theme […]
Read more ›Key words in instruction: literature circles.
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh According to this author, through the use of literature circles, students “become information literate by reading authentic literature, thinking about […]
Read more ›Do-it-yourself broadcasting: writing weblogs in a knowledge society.
An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Lankshear and Knobel elaborately outline: the history of blogging, the anatomy of a weblog, a detailed step-by-step process of how […]
Read more ›Motivation and learning: practical teaching tips for block schedules, brain-based learning, multiple intelligences, improved student motivation, increased achievement.
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Divided into seven main chapters: student motivation, enhancing motivation and commitment to quality, making teaching easier, building knowledge and understanding, […]
Read more ›Mining the internet: a space for “writing without writing.”
An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer This article really was by Emily Van Noy, the teacher who employed blogging in her classroom, and Kajder and Bull […]
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