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6 ways to create engaging elementary learning spaces

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Our goal is to shift pedagogy toward a “culture of thinking” that supports more student agency and more effective use of the learning space itself. As part of that mission, we knew we needed innovative furnishings for the learning environments, which would go hand-in-hand with that work.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

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That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible.

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The Key to Better Student Engagement Is Letting Them Show You How They Learn

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Sometimes these conversations are with administrators concerned about the increasing numbers of students on the schools D-F list or with teachers disconsolate about students who won’t turn on their cameras, turn in work or participate in discussions and whose attendance (virtual or in-person) is sporadic at best.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

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Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning. In a study conducted at Carnegie Mellon University in 2016, researchers monitored the brain activity of study participants as they confronted complex math problems that demanded creative mathematical reasoning.

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The Future of MOOCs Must Be Decolonized

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or Europe and transferred almost uni-directionally to enormously diverse global participants who are treated as mere recipients of content. Such a model assumes a deficit of knowledge in other parts of the world and a belief that non-Western parts of the world have less or even nothing to contribute to online learning.

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6 ways to make your blended learning PD more successful

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Other aspects of an organization wide move to blended learning, namely infrastructure , leadership , mindset , organizational staffing structure , and flexible learning spaces , are outlined in previous articles in this series.). They should attend and be active participants in every training session as a minimum.

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The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students

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A learner can be driven by two major types of motivation, the extrinsic and intrinsic types, each with its unique characteristics and ramifications on the learning process. –Photo by Priscilla Du Preez from Unsplash –Image credit Deposit Photo Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.