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Friday Feature: 10 ways for teachers to collaborate…
Submitted by sgough on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 2:12pmPublished in
May 18, 2011 post from What Ed Said http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com
"People talk a great deal about the '21st century skills' of collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity. Do we model them ourselves, as teachers? 10 ways to collaborate for teaching and learning…"
Read the full post here: http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/10-ways-for-teachers-to-collaborate
Friday Feature: Training Genius: The Learning Secrets of Polyglots and Savants
Submitted by sgough on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 7:46pmPublished in
by Scott Young, http://the99percent.com
An interesting article that discusses research by K. Anders Ericsson who found that "a person’s potential could commonly be surpassed, with focused effort and practice" and combines that with the idea of learning through connections rather than rote learning.
Read the full article here: http://the99percent.com/articles/7059/Training-Genius-The-Learning-Secrets-of-Polyglots-and-Savants
Friday Feature: Personal Best
Submitted by sgough on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 11:23amPublished in
Personal Best: Top athletes and singers have coaches. Should you?
by Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, October 3, 2011
An interesting article from The New Yorker about professional coaching. The author is a surgeon, but he explores coaching in other fields, including education.
Link to the article: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/03/111003fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=all
