Learning Theory News

What Are The Habits Of Mind?

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/what-are-the-habits-of-mind/

It’s a Mistake Not to Use Mistakes as Part of the Learning Process

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/use-mistakes-in-learning-process-richard-curwin 

How Relearning Old Concepts Alongside New Ones Makes It All Stick

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/how-relearning-old-concepts-alongside-new-ones-makes-it-all-stick/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

How working memory games can improve kids’ executive function in 5 minutes a day

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/10/working-memory-games.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 

Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why? 
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/10/24/357811146/curiosity-it-may-have-killed-the-cat-but-it-helps-us-learn?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education 

  

Best Articles for Educators Week of 11/2/14

Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why? 
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/10/24/357811146/curiosity-it-may-have-killed-the-cat-but-it-helps-us-learn?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education 

More teaching, Less tech-ing: Google Classroom Launches

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/08/more-teaching-less-tech-ing-google.html 

Civil Rights at School

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/opinion/secretary-arne-duncan-offers-states-guidance-on-equality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=1

To Teach Facts, Start with Feelings

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teach-facts-start-with-feelings-hunter-maats-katie-obrien?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

The Value of Connecting the Dots to Create “Real Learning”

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/the-value-of-connecting-the-dots-to-create-real-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Special Education Etiquette
http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/special-education-etiquette/#sthash.P6HSC4Y7.dpbs

Social-Emotional Learning and Spirituality

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-emotional-learning-and-spirituality-maurice-elias?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

What Digital Literacy Looks Like in a Classroom

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/10/29/ctq_crowley_digitalliteracy.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb 

For Many With Disabilities, Special Education Leads To Jail

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/10/29/for-sped-leads-jail/19800/

How Relearning Old Concepts Alongside New Ones Makes It All Stick

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/how-relearning-old-concepts-alongside-new-ones-makes-it-all-stick/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

 

 

 

Learning Theory News

What Are The Habits Of Mind?

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/what-are-the-habits-of-mind/

It’s a Mistake Not to Use Mistakes as Part of the Learning Process

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/use-mistakes-in-learning-process-richard-curwin 

How Relearning Old Concepts Alongside New Ones Makes It All Stick

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/how-relearning-old-concepts-alongside-new-ones-makes-it-all-stick/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

How working memory games can improve kids’ executive function in 5 minutes a day

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/10/working-memory-games.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 

Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why? 
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/10/24/357811146/curiosity-it-may-have-killed-the-cat-but-it-helps-us-learn?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education