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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

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Constructivism 1) encourages students to use active techniques (such as experimentation and problem solving) to build their knowledge base and then reflect on and/or talk about how that is changing; and 2) encourages teachers to guide activities that address and/or build on student conceptions. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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40 Practical Philosophy of Education Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Philosophy of education examples are the topic of our blog post today! That’s why I’ve put together this post—to guide you through crafting your philosophy of education, complete with examples to help you find your educational north star. Remember, these examples are a starting point.

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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

Improved Retention : Information connected to personal experiences or real-world examples is often retained more effectively because it becomes meaningful and is processed at a deeper cognitive level. Starting with Quadrant A, students can build a solid knowledge base, which serves as a springboard into higher-level thinking and application.

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8 Non-Digital Remote Learning Ideas

A Principal's Reflections

For example, in math, a teacher would typically write out the steps to solve a problem on the board. Scaffolded questions and tasks : Piling on low-level questions that are recall and knowledge-based don’t constitute learning. It’s what a student does with this information to construct new knowledge or apply it that matters.

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Scaffolding Questions to Develop Deeper Understanding

A Principal's Reflections

At first glance, all I saw were student responses to knowledge-based questions on the interactive whiteboard to check for understanding. This is a great example of scaffolding and building on the content. What I saw next really made me smile. With the students sitting on the floor around the IWB Ms.

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What 5 chatbots tell us about the future of HE

Neo LMS

Today we’ll have a look at five great examples of chatbots in Higher Ed and how they fulfill an essential role at their respective universities: Help with the admissions process: Lola. The bot also uses personalized data , so it can proactively nudge students to complete tasks, based on their particular case.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Using web-based technologies, teachers can invite experts in mathematics to share their knowledge with the class. Conferencing tools and video calls are examples of ways that teachers can have professionals and other tutors join the class.