18 MAY 2017 by ideonexus
Emergent Curriculum
Whereas teachers and school boards typically decide in advance
what knowledge children should receive based on their age, emergent
curriculum is the technique of letting topics for study arise out
of student interests and actions. Curriculum becomes what actually
happens, rather than what was planned to happen. After all, children
design their own “curriculum” all the time, simply by playing in,
exploring, and studying the world. In schools inspired by the Italian
Reggio-Emilia approach, ...03 APR 2015 by ideonexus
Four C's of Technology and Education
Creation: Allowing students to use technology for creation purposes allows them to tap their creative juices for presentations of knowledge learned. ... I am a fan of not limiting the students and allowing them to choose how they want to "present." A well-written rubric allows a teacher to grade any content in any type of presentation fairly.
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Consumption: ... There is data out there that says students don't learn as well using a device to read, but also some very recent reports that s...Folksonomies: education technology
Folksonomies: education technology