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Self-Regulation in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

A large body of empirical evidence suggests that self-regulated learners are more effective, confident, resourceful, and persistent in learning (Pintrich, 1995; Schunk & Zimmerman, 1994; Winne & Hadwin, 1998; Zimmerman & Campillo, 2003). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall. Studying as self-regulated learning.

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What resources would you suggest for professional book studies on reading instruction?

Reading By Example

Instead of a scheduled set of PD days with pre-determined agendas, we are making time for ourselves to engage in self-directed studies with a reading instruction resource of choice. The question I pose here is: What resources would you recommend for these study groups? Reading Essentials (Routman, Heinemann, 2003).

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What Video Games Like Doom Teach Us About Learning, According to GBL Guru James Paul Gee

Edsurge

The Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University has been playing video games for four hours every day since 2003, solving puzzles and battling bosses in games such as Doom, Darksiders 2 and Uncharted 4. Gee: The first game I played was Adventures of the New Time Machine , in 2003.

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What Kids Need for Optimal Health and School Engagement

MindShift

Another nationwide study found that children under 12 years old have approximately two hours of free time during the day and that this decreases as they get older (Hofferth & Sandberg, 2001). Other studies have also linked participation in extracurricular activities to positive social and academic outcomes (Mahoney et al.,

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

These studies offer empirical evidence and practical strategies that resonate with my experiences and observations. Student-Centered and Teacher-Centered Classroom Management: A Case Study of Three Elementary Teachers. Gage, Ph.D., and Ashley S. MacSuga-Gage, Ph.D., The Journal of Special Education , 41(4), 209–222. link] Curran, M.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

BIO : Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. And it is a rewarding journey, don’t feel burdened by it: compassion can be a lot of fun. Father Goose).Sea

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. Via Inside Higher Ed : “New study suggests female professors outperform men in terms of service – to their possible professional detriment.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Study Examines Loan Aversion by Population.” Very thorough research, gj.