If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you probably would design something like a classroom.
So says John Medina.
Medina is the author of the new book, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. He uses some nice [...]
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March 28 Tip of the Week – 21st Century Research
Posted in media literacy, research, technology integration, tip of the week on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We all did research as K-12 students and pre-service teachers. Much of that involved going to the library, using 3×5 note cards to record the information we gathered and later using some sort of manual typewriter to create an annotated bibliography. I still remember (without any fondness) the amount of time I spent consulting style [...]
Roller coasters, teaching and Steve Martin
Posted in change, learning, teaching on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Was reading the latest Wesley Fryer post this morning about fast moving cheese and roller coasters. The cheese referring to Spencer Johnson’s Who Moved My Cheese and the roller coaster to . . . well . . .
For now I will merely observe that the world of business can be extremely dynamic. This can be [...]
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