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Project based learning helps kids to develop essential skills for learning, e.g. inquiry, problem solving, critical & creating thinking, collaboration
Helping our children create their future. Using technology to acquire essential skills, knowledge and dispositions for life.
Preparing Young Learners for Life Beyond the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Education Reimagined
The fourth industrial revolution will be short-lived. This is why we must prepare children for life rather than the workforce.
Academic abilities and degrees no longer a direction to equate with successful careers. Interesting perspective from a 2nd year university student.
Doing Well At School Isn’t The Only Way To Get Ahead | FYA
I graduated high school with honours in four of five subjects and was named 1 of the top 10 achieving students of my year. For me, the road to high school academic success was long and painful.
Interesting development in Australia with this new school opening 2019. Each student will have their own 'learning pathway' & engage in project-based learning
Rush to enrol in Lindfield learning revolution
A revolutionary new state school will open in Sydney's north next year.
Using 5 Whys to auger down into a big idea or problem. An interesting way to develop problem-solving skills for our young learners.
5 Whys: Getting to the Root of a Problem Quickly
5 Whys is a powerful tool for finding the causes of simple or moderately difficult problems, by asking "Why?" at least five times.
The NASA test is designed to look at the ability to come up with new, different and innovative ideas. 98 % of the kids fell into the genius category.
We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, according to NASA scientists
The scientists gave the test to 1,600 children between the ages of 4 and 5. What they found shocked them.
When a child experiences a sense of accomplishment in one activity they can be encouraged to replicate that feeling with a more challenging task.
Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation in Students
Enabling students to experience accomplishments and improvement builds their feeling of competence—a powerful intrinsic motivator.
I like the "C" about giving students CHOICE ... aligned to their talents, interests, abilities & learning styles.
New Infographic: The 12 C's To Managing the Modern Classroom
A blog to share ideas about innovative, real, and relevant learning.
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.
Four key themes emerge | the purpose of education, the future learner, business & philanthropy in education, and the building of an education ecosystem.
Why the design of Education 2.0 must begin now | FYA
This month I went to Moscow, Russia at the invitation of the Global Education Leaders Partnership (GELP) to present FYA’s New Work Order research on young people and the future of work.
Using the 5 W's (Why, What, Who, When Where) and How to stimulate your thinking. Question starters you can use with young people.
48 Critical Thinking Questions For Any Content Area -
48 Critical Thinking Questions For Any Content Area by Ashley McCann Critical thinking is the heart and soul of learning, and–in our estimation anyway–ultimately more important than any one specific content area or subject matter. It’s also an over-used and rather nebulous phrase — how do you teach someone to think? Of course that’s the purpose …
THE PEOPLE VS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM How do YOU think we can create a better future of learning. Go here and share your thoughts on the topic! http://www.bit.ly/2...
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Karen Bonanno
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Lance Box
Jul 25, 2019 at 09:08 in Australia
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