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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

As insights from neuroscience increasingly inform educational practices, we are seeing old theories and practices, such as whole language, challenged and new approaches more aligned to the science of learning emerge. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning.

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The Secret to Learning Any New Language May Be Your Motivation

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If you want to effortlessly become an expert in a new language, you’re probably too late. And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or third, or fourth) language. But technology-enabled tools that aim to deliver language instruction at scale are also building incentives into their systems to help learners make more progress.

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Elementary Book Club for Advanced Readers

Catlin Tucker

Most of the teachers I coach at the elementary level are using the Station Rotation Model during their English language block. This allowed students to self-pace through the various activities. Students were so excited to participate in the book club! ElemBookClubDirections. ElemBookClubTemplate. ElemBookClubTemplate.

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Combatting the Challenges of Whole Group Lessons with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Blended learning is the thoughtful design and facilitation of learning experiences that strive to shift control from teacher to learner by weaving together active, engaged learning online and offline. There a several types of activities that lend themselves to learners controlling the pace of their experience.

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Video game design boosts students’ literacy skills

eSchool News

After working on academics, students could choose from a variety of fun yet educational activities, and the game design program–which used a curriculum from Work ED –was one of them. Additionally, the students broadened their vocabulary by learning language thats critical to their academic success.

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The Why, How, and What of Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online combined with active, engaged learning offline to provide students with more control over the time, place, pace, and path of their learning. The station rotation model is a series of stations, or learning activities, and students rotate through them.

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Bite-Size Learning, Big Results: Why Microlearning is the Future of Education

k12 Digest

Duolingos language lessons, which take just a few minutes per session, exemplify how microlearning can make consistent progress both accessible and effective. Students no longer passively consume information – they engage in active dialogue with responsive systems that continuously optimise the educational experience.

Education 167