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Jan Smith's List: Project Based Learning
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Mar 14, 12
An old adage states: "Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand." The last part of this statement is the essence of inquiry-based learning, says our workshop author Joe Exline 1. Inquiry implies involvement that leads to understanding. Furthermore, involvement in learning implies possessing skills and attitudes that permit you to seek resolutions to questions and issues while you construct new knowledge.
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Sep 02, 11
"Blog commenting is key to online engagement.
Commenting on someone’s blog typically leads to a reciprocal comment from that person on your blog. It’s the “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine” of the blogging industry.
How you choose to approach leaving comments on others’ blogs reflects on your status as an educated engager. In other words, the comments you leave are reflective of your professionalism and knowledge in an area." -
Jul 21, 11
A year ago we started to talking in detail about 21st century learning and personalized learning (the 3 C’s and the 7 C’s and sometimes the 8 C’s) and, in the process, the focus in our district has been on delving deeper in order to fully understand and embrace the concept of inquiry. While most jurisdictions around the world largely agree with the skills and attributes espoused by those questioning the current educational system, the challenge has been to formulate what this new model tangibly looks like for students in schools. For us, this “inquiry” is helping us define what “it” really is.
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Jul 21, 11
Inquiry is a study into a worthy question, issue, problem or idea. It is the authentic, real work that someone in the community might tackle. It is the type of work that those working in the disciplines actually undertake to create or build knowledge. Therefore, inquiry involves serious engagement and investigation and the active creation and testing of new knowledge.
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Jun 21, 11
Remixing is a folk art but the techniques involved — collecting material, combining it, transforming it — are the same ones used at any level of creation. You could even say that everything is a remix.
To support this series please visit everythingisaremix.info/?page_id=14 -
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Apr 04, 09
Projects create memories for students. Those
memories contain the skills and content learned during that projects development. The best teachers are those who inspire memories in their students, and engaging students in great projects is a powerful way to do so. -
Apr 04, 09
Elements
of a good project
• Purpose and Relevance
• Time
• Complexity
• Intensity
• Connected
• Access
• Shareable
• Novelty -
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Jul 16, 08
Information & Technology Skills for Student Achievement
via Alan November BLC08 pre con: Add the 7th : Publish and get feedback -
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Jun 12, 08
The skills required for the digital age give new relevance to the list of skills that we learned back in the old days.
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