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Announcing - Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
So some of you may have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet here lately. All my writing energy has been going to a good cause though! I’m happy to announce a new book: Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering … Continue reading
2012 Most Popular Posts
It’s that time of year again! Here are the most popular posts (according to WordPress, anyway) from the Generation YES blog. Khan Academy and the mythical math cure Games that encourage student teamwork and collaboration Happy Birthday Logo! 8 Big … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, constructivism, Generation YES
Tagged constructivism, educational technology, project-based learning, technology
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Back to School 2012 - Start your “year of empowerment” now!
Start the year off with hands on Think you need to wait for kids to settle down and learn the basics before you let them do projects and hands-on work? Not according to this expert teacher. What tech vision will … Continue reading
Don’t show, don’t tell?
Don’t show, don’t tell? MITnews Suppose someone showed you a novel gadget and told you, “Here’s how it works,” while demonstrating a single function, such as pushing a button. What would you do when they handed it to you? You’d … Continue reading
Khan Academy and the mythical math cure
I’d like to share my thoughts about Khan Academy and what I see as a few epic math myths that are especially important in the discussion of the Khan Academy. In America, these myths are so pervasive that even people who were damaged by the way they were taught themselves accept them and insist that their children be taught using exactly the same methods.
I think these myths explain both the widespread acceptance of Khan Academy as a “revolution” and also why in reality it’s not going to change anything. Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, education reform
Tagged constructivism, constructivist, education, Khan, learning, math, teaching, TED, Wolfram
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Project-ing Tech Literacy
More reaction to the new whitepaper Assessing Technology Literacy: The Case for an Authentic, Project-Based Learning Approach (Read more or download PDF) From Education Week: “A new whitepaper addressing recent calls for technology literacy education argues any such education should … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, education reform, Generation YES, technology literacy, TechYES
Tagged authentic, constructivism, edchat, edtech, PBL, project-based, research, student, technology, technology literacy, whitepaper
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New - Technology literacy whitepaper
Today we are happy to announce the release of a new whitepaper written by Jonathan D. Becker, J.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University, with Cherise A. Hodge, M.Ed. and Mary W. Sepelyak, M.Ed. Dr. Becker … Continue reading
Tinkering Towards Educon
I’ll be heading to Philadelphia later this month for the Educon conference. This is a terrific small conference held at the Science Leadership Academy about education and change. Educon is famous for having “conversations” not “presentations.” This means that the … Continue reading
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Tagged bricolage, conference, constructivism, educon, Educon22, session, SLA, technology, tinkering
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Constructing Modern Knowledge 2010
It’s back!!! Plans are shaping up for an amazing 3rd Annual Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute, July 12-15, 2009 in Manchester, NH USA (near Boston). In addition to master educators and edtech pioneers, the Constructing Modern Knowledge 2010 faculty includes … Continue reading
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Constructivism in practice - making lectures work
Posted with permission from The Institute for Learning Centered Education - Don Mesibov If you must lecture, please don’t do it early in the lesson. Most teachers begin a lesson with a launcher, anticipatory set, ice breaker, bell ringer or … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom, constructionism, constructivism, constructivist, lecture, pedagogy, teacher, teaching
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