Monthly Archives: January 2016
Using Technology to Create Authentic Learning in the Classroom
Triggering Event Question: As a 3rd grade teacher, how can I design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments that incorporate contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in standards? Authentic learning … Continue reading
Making Practical Use of Advance Organizers
An advance organizer is a tool used for teachers to help students understand, retain, and remember new things. It is used to help introduce a new topic and make connections to what students already know. When used correctly, advance organizers … Continue reading
Concepts vs. Facts
A concept is an abstract idea generalized from particular evidence; a fact is something that is known to be true, or a thing that is indisputably the case. To compare, a concept is something that can be understood, and a … Continue reading
ISTE Standard 1: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Triggering Event Question: How can I use technology with my 3rd graders to facilitate the experiences that advance their learning in reading and math? As a current 3rd grade teacher at an independent private school where each of my students has … Continue reading
Induction: Helping Students Learn to Think
Children are born natural inquirers. We come into this world seeking to know more about our surroundings. As we question the world around us, we use our innate ability to categorize the information that we have been given. As teachers, … Continue reading
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