12 Authentic Starting Points For Learning
Learning–real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning–can ‘begin’ with just about anything.
Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge, but more crucially acquiring the habits and tendencies to transfer that knowledge in personally meaningful circumstances.
Learning–real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning–can ‘begin’ with just about anything.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theoretical framework comprising a tiered model of human needs often depicted as a pyramid.
Learning produces long-term and often invisible results–few of which are illuminated with the most common learning outcomes and artifacts.
Our task? Overcome a child’s natural tendency to play, rebel, and self-direct in hopes of providing them with an ‘education.’
Were you an active or a passive learner? Of what you learned today, what are you most comfortable with and what is still ‘iffy’?
A KWL chart is a graphic organizers that students use before, during, and after learning to activate prior knowledge and reflect on learning.
Replacing mindsets of fear and judgment with inquiry and compassion when potential is limited can have exponential effects on learning.
Social learning theory is a behavioral theory that posits that new behaviors can be learned by observing and imitating others.
The kinetics of circling, drawing arrows, and taking notes in margins while reading help can improve long-term memory retention.
The relationship between learning goals & empathy may be unclear. What and why we choose to study are deeply human pursuits.
Social-Emotional Learning promotes well-being while using the benefits of that well-being to promote academic and personal growth.
Instead, schools that are working at implementing whole-child strategies should do so within the context of everyday teaching and learning.