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Cultivating Independent and Collaborative Meaning-Making

Catlin Tucker

In my work helping teachers to shift from whole group, teacher-led lessons to differentiated small group student-centered learning experiences, I am asked questions that seem grounded in the belief that students cannot learn without the teacher. Create An Analogy: Encourage students to make a comparison or create an analogy.

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

” I wrote a blog about the difference , but here is a quick comparison that might help. Complex Problem Solving: Tasks that involve higher-order thinking and problem-solving, such as math word problems, scientific experiments, or coding projects, often require different amounts of time for students to analyze, understand, and solve.

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Student and Teacher Motivational Needs in the School Setting

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It includes a comparison to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Experiencing as state of flow and student-centered learning are important aspects of motivation and increase as one goes up the ladder of needs. and Flow – A Measure of Student Engagement. Engagement and Excitement. This is a good overview.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. But CoCo is a departure from Scratch in a few crucial ways.

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Is the College Board’s Newest AP Computer Science Course Closing the Gap?

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In 2013, no females took the exam in Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming, and 11 states had no black students engage in the exam. Two years later, there were still 10 states without a single black AP Computer Science student. Wyoming, for example, did not have a single Asian-American or black student take Computer Science A.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

For example, this year our district launched the Exploration AI program to boost educators’ use and understanding of this emerging technology through self-directed, gamified learning. Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs.

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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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If you ask the vast majority of students about any links the two might have, there’s a high chance you’ll be met with a sea of blank looks. The unfortunate truth is that, by and large, students view the classroom as a place where they are forced to learn via long-established teaching methods. 277,000 tweets. 4 million Google searches.