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Peter Doolittle’s TED Talk entitled, How your working memory makes sense of the world, has some important takeaways for classroom teachers. Here are some of the ideas I learned from his work on working memory. Working memory has four components Store some immediate experiences Store some knowledge Retrieves information from long-term memory Mixes and processes…
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In schools, we are continually engaged in conversations about how to integrate technology into our schools’ curricula. Many schools invest heavily in new technology platforms, hardware, and software. If we intend to spend money wisely, we should be prepared to search for answers to these questions: What is the school’s “scope and sequence” describing what…
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As Westminster Lower School teachers bring Project-Based Learning (PBL) to life, their students tackle real-world issues and see meaningful connections in their learning while building 21st century skills. Beyond the limits of traditional instruction, PBL encourages students to take a more active role in their learning and to research in-depth while choosing to create products…
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There has been a national conversation taking place about whether evaluating faculty using students achievement data is an effective practice. Where do you stand on this question? Ask a room full of administrators why they evaluate their faculty? Compliance might be the first response of many administrators. But once they put aside what they are…
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Arthur Benjamin, described as a mathemagician, may be a person math educators know. Clearly, he gets around. Benjamin advances the idea that mathematics is about calculation, application, and inspiration. Most of us would probably not argue that mathematics is about calculation and application. In fact, Benjamin points out that its too bad that those two…
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