Jane Hart’s Top Tools for Learning 2021 has been released!!
Jane Hart posted in LinkedIn that “2021 was the YEAR OF DISRUPTION. So many new tools were nominated that I have extended this year’s list to 300 tools https://lnkd.in/gvu4bKK .
Further analysis/observations of this year’s list appear on that page too. I have also extended the Top Tools for Personal Learning to 150 tools – https://lnkd.in/dAeFHFxc and the Top Tools for Workplace Learning has 150 tools- https://lnkd.in/dbDacHv9 and the Top Tools for Education https://lnkd.in/ddTP6Nvb“
“Students involved in maker and STEAM activities will see the invention process as a journey toward achievement or success…The journey begins with a call to adventure- a challenge that must be undertaken- that disrupts the comfort of the potential hero’s ordinary world.” ~Dr. Nettrice Gaskins, Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation, p. 43.
Gaskins, N. (2021). Techno-vernacular creativity and innovation: culturally relevant making inside and outside of the classroom. MIT Press.
The First Day of School for Teachers is similar to Opening Night on Broadway! Day 2 of the new school year is very important for setting and reinforcing routines which will help students feel safe as they are invited to learn.
What are your Back-to-School Routines?
What are your Back-to-School Tips?
Let’s collectively share our Back to School Routines and/or Tips! All of our Routines/Tips.
Together will create a Back to School Routine Treasure Chest!
Here are some Resource Links for More Information on Back to School Routines ~~ Please Share Additional Links!
“Of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation, and perceptions during a workday, the single most important is making progress in meaningful work. And the more frequently people experience that sense of progress, the more likely they are to be creatively productive in the long run. Whether they are trying to solve a major scientific mystery or simply produce a high-quality product or service, everyday progress — even a small win — can make all the difference in how they feel and perform.” ~Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer, The progress principle: Using small wins to ignite joy, engagement, and creativity at work.
Amabile, T., & Kramer, S. (2011). The progress principle: Using small wins to ignite joy, engagement, and creativity at work. Harvard Business Press.
“One of the major advantages of project work is that it makes school more like real life. It’s an in-depth investigation of a real-world topic worthy of children’s attention and effort.”- Education researcher Sylvia Chard
Source: Edutopia (2007). Why Is Project-Based Learning Important? https://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-guide-importance
On this day, 52 years ago, Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Buzz Aldrin (born 1930) landed on the Moon in the greatest engineering accomplishment of the 20th century!
Today, just outside dusty Van Horn, Texas a small team of private citizens blasted off in the Blue Origin rocket called the Alan Shepard. The rocket was named after Alan Shepard (1923-1998), the astronaut who, in 1961 became the first American and the second man to travel into space. Ten years later, Shepard also walked on the Moon.
Field Trips or Field Excursions have been a foundational component of educational and instructional practice . Two notable Critical Thinkers, Friedrich Froebel and John Dewey encouraged educational excursions (Woods, 1937). The Existentialist Henry David Thoreau and his brother John are considered to be the first teaching pair to include field excursions in their Concord curriculum circa 1839 (Lunsford, 2019).
The Blue Origin private citizens Jeff Bezos, Mercury 13 aviator Wally Funk, Mark Bezos, and Oliver Daemen became astronauts when they took an 11-minute field trip, including 3 minutes of weightlessness in the first Field Trip 66.5 miles (351, 210 feet) above Earth!
What are your thoughts on today’s flight?
Read More Here: https://www.space.com/blue-origin-jeff-bezos-first-astroanut-launch-crew
Sometimes adult learners, especially those in education do not accept assessment in the most constructive manner. It can be very difficult for those who are used to give assessment to receive assessment.
