Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Students these days are terrible at sorting true facts from misinformation online and on social media, many studies show. But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public.

Internet 215

Internet Attention Students Evaluation 215

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

But new ways of teaching like station rotation and fluid-schedule flex models can hit a snag when they run up against the familiar one-teacher-one-classroom setup. Staffing models varied, but most schools featured in the report used a variety of new but related roles.

Teachers 160

Teachers Coaching Mental Models Culture 160

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

To create compelling video arguments, student teams interviewed experts in economic development, researched state history and geography, and even wrote poems to sing the praises of their region. When Northern Virginia was ultimately picked as a new HQ site, students were as proud as any civic leaders from their community.

Skills 167

Skills Critical Thinking Communication Gamification 167

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

The purpose of this workshop is to help administrators and teachers assess when higher-order thinking skills and student agency factors are (or are not) present in classroom uses of technology by students and teachers. Purpose and objectives. Right now we are doing a poor job of helping educators with these tasks.

Mental Models 97

Mental Models Participation Coaching Questions 97

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 6, 2019

Technology must be leveraged and used as an accelerant for student learning. Tom and Eric back these up with a variety of research studies to support the importance of each one. In Chapter 2, Eric and Tom do a nice job of articulating ways that technology can enhance student learning. All of this is good.

Learning 88

Learning Schools Mental Models Discussions 88

Lab to Class

MARCH 31, 2024

  While these math manipulatives are common in math classrooms for younger children, there is a clear trend of less of a focus on visualizations as students get older. Math manipulatives are often relegated to only being used for students with Dyscalculia or other learning difficulties.

Math 52

Math Mental Models Textbooks Study 52

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

The professor of computer science and cognitive science at Georgia Institute of Technology believes every student and researcher should have access to artificially intelligent assistants that not only help them study facts and figures, but also collaborate more closely with other humans. So, there is a teacher, there is a student.

Mental Models 186

Mental Models Education Ethics Learning 186