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The Effectiveness of Online Learning Depends on Design

Catlin Tucker

However, if humans learn by participating in their lives then how can online learning be effective? Participation. Information and “ knowledge needs to be presented in authentic contexts — settings and situations that would normally involve that knowledge.” Community of Practice.

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

How can we create a learning environment where each student feels confident applying the knowledge and skills they’re acquiring? This approach often fails to recognize and accommodate the diverse ways students understand and express their knowledge. This could be a specific skill, concept, or knowledge area.

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Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation

eSchool News

It’s hard to wrap our heads around the immense knowledge that future generations will possess. Generation Alpha will likely be the most technically innovative generation in history, but what will they do with that knowledge? How can we harness their skills to create world-changing technologies?

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Navigating cultural diversity in American education

eSchool News

In many ways, the history of multicultural education runs parallel with the history of the United States, because we have been an ostensibly multicultural nation from the very beginning. By creating bridges between students’ knowledge and classroom content, educators who employ CRT practices aim to affirm identities and values.

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The Power of See, Think, Me, We

Catlin Tucker

In the think stage, participants move from observation to interpretation. ” The me phase asks participants to reflect on their personal connection to what they’ve observed and thought. Finally, the we stage encourages participants to think about their observations, thoughts, and feelings in a broader social context.

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Using Tech to Support Literacy Across 13.8 Billion Years of History

Edsurge

Two years ago, I was having lunch with good friends and colleagues Bob Regan from the Big History Project and Alan Louie, my co-founder at TextGenome. The Big History Project (BHP)’s approach relies on building a complete curriculum but inviting customization—“a perpetual first draft.” Along the way, there is a heavy focus on writing.

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I’m a Gen Z teacher–schools rely too much on Chromebooks

eSchool News

History and was embarrassingly eager to participate in class debates and discussions. Several of my students in this age group entered middle school with the same background knowledge they had before the year and a half of digital learning. The one place where I was free from the pressure to snap and scroll was school.

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