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Can imagination be measured?
ted.com - Mike Llewellyn
Behold, the new multimillion-dollar effort to quantify what happens when you let your mind wander. Try this: Picture a famous monument. Let’s say it’s …
Download John Hattie's new study "The Politics of Distraction"
visible-learning.org - by
John Hattie’s new study is called What Doesn’t Work in Education: The Politics of Distraction. You can download, read and share the book for free …
The advantages of a bilingual brain
BBC News - BBC World
Do you speak more than one language? If you do the advantages are obvious. Or are they? There's an increasing amount of scientific research that suggests the extra work bilingual brains do when translating
Thinking: Shaken Not Stirred
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Thinking: Shaken Not Stirred prov·o·ca·tion (prv-kshn) n. 1. The act of provoking or inciting. 2. Something that provokes. Our brain needs it. To engage. …
Harnessing Students’ Curiosity to Drive Learning
edutopia.org
The Inspiration Wildwood was already using inquiry-based learning to some extent, but things took off for them when, in Principal Mary Beth Cunat's …
Teaching how to think is just as important as teaching anything else
theconversation.com - Peter Ellerton
A new paper on teaching critical thinking skills in science has pointed out, yet again, the value of giving students experiences that go beyond …
Isaac Asimov on the Thrill of Lifelong Learning, Science vs. Religion, and the Role of Science Fiction in Advancing Society
Brain Pickings by Maria Popova - Maria Popova
“It’s insulting to imply that only a system of rewards and punishments can keep you a decent human being.” Isaac Asimov was an extraordinary mind and spirit — the author of more than 400 science and science
Helping Students Fail: A Framework
teachthought.com
by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated from a previous publishing As teachers, allowing students to see failure as a negative experience is …
KIPP King Collegiate High School
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Critical Thinking With extended school days, rigorous academic standards, and a firm disciplinary code, expectations are high, but so is the …
Many, Many Examples Of Essential Questions
teachthought.com - TeachThought Staff
Many, Many Examples Of Essential Questions by Terry Heick Essential questions are, ask Grant Wiggins defines, ‘essential’ in the sense of signaling …
Aussie humour being destroyed by shock, horror and outrage
thenewdaily.com.au
Australians once disparaged ‘whingeing Poms’, but when it comes to whingeing, we have world-beating skills and panoramic tastes. Over recent days, the …
Metacognition: The Gift That Keeps Giving
edutopia.org
Many teachers we know enjoy teaching students how to wield one of the most powerful thinking tools: metacognition, or the ability to think about your …
Heidegger in the Kitchen: What a Shrimp Can Teach Us About the Meaning of Life
Brain Pickings by Maria Popova - Maria Popova
How to break free from the chatter that muffles the essence of Being. German philosopher Martin Heidegger (September 26, 1889–May 26, 1976) is among the most influential minds in modern history. His ideas
Cosmos
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New Research: Students Benefit from Learning That Intelligence Is Not Fixed
globaldigitalcitizen.org - Lee Watanabe-Crockett
Teaching students that intelligence can grow and blossom with effort – rather than being a fixed trait they’re just born with – is gaining traction …
The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future
globaldigitalcitizen.org - Ross Crockett
This year’s “The Learning Curve” report from Pearson takes a look at education across the globe. One of the main things the report does is rank the …
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking Toolbox: How to Brainstorm
edutopia.org
Prehistoric Man: "I wonder why all the stars move around in the same way every night, except for just a few? Those few wander about from night to …
Networking
ASCD EDge: A Professional Networking Community for Educators
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Discontinuation Notice The ASCD EDge® online community closed on July 1, 2018. If you have arrived at this page through a link to one of these URLs, …
7 Tenets of Creative Thinking
edutopia.org
2. Creative Thinking Is Work You must show passion and the determination to immerse yourself in the process of developing new and different ideas. The …
Homework, Sleep, and the Student Brain
edutopia.org
Most schools have a philosophy about homework that is challenged by each parent's experience doing homework "back in the day." Parents' common …
Resources for Using Rubrics in the Middle Grades
edutopia.org
Designing and Using Rubrics How Do Rubrics Help? (Edutopia, 2008) This article from Edutopia’s Assessment Professional Development Guide explains the …
George Lucas
Teaching Students to Embrace Mistakes
edutopia.org
To a teacher, this should be incredibly frustrating. You spend a huge part of your life grading tests, commenting on essays, and providing thoughtful …
Four Strategies in Four Years that Will Transform a Community Forever
gettingsmart.com - Lisa Duty
By Lisa Duty, Ph.D., Senior Director of Innovation, KnowledgeWorks Annually, for more than 45 years, the city of Reynoldsburg, Ohio has celebrated the …

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Can imagination be measured?

Download John Hattie's new study "The Politics of Distraction"

The advantages of a bilingual brain

Thinking: Shaken Not Stirred

Harnessing Students’ Curiosity to Drive Learning

Teaching how to think is just as important as teaching anything else

Isaac Asimov on the Thrill of Lifelong Learning, Science vs. Religion, and the Role of Science Fiction in Advancing Society

Helping Students Fail: A Framework

KIPP King Collegiate High School

Many, Many Examples Of Essential Questions

Aussie humour being destroyed by shock, horror and outrage

Metacognition: The Gift That Keeps Giving

Heidegger in the Kitchen: What a Shrimp Can Teach Us About the Meaning of Life

Cosmos

New Research: Students Benefit from Learning That Intelligence Is Not Fixed

The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future

Critical Thinking Toolbox: How to Brainstorm

ASCD EDge: A Professional Networking Community for Educators

7 Tenets of Creative Thinking

Homework, Sleep, and the Student Brain

Resources for Using Rubrics in the Middle Grades

Teaching Students to Embrace Mistakes

Four Strategies in Four Years that Will Transform a Community Forever