Enjoy this short, but informative piece about how the brain works. Using just these three concepts can help mold your teaching. ~EMP When it comes to how students learn most easily, there are three principles that seem to repeatedly surface. 1. Students progress better in an active, play-based learning environment. This may seem too obvious [...]
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Guest bloggers on The Inspired Classroom and I have often touched upon personal philosophies of education. These philosophies have ranged from technology to special ed, to education and teaching in general. My first written philosophy of ed (from about 13 years ago) compared teaching to gardening, and I was brought back to those images once [...]
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When you think of the creative process – a learning process – you may think that the person involved needs to be inspired by something and that they are constantly coming up with creative original material. But that is not always the case, nor should it be. In fact, I am a firm believer that, [...]
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It’s exciting to have Alicia guest blog here at The Inspired Classroom. Her work as an artist and educator gives a great perspective on the creative process. Here she talks about the 5 Ps of the Creative Process – inspiring, for sure! ~EMP The creative process is so often shrouded in mystery; perpetuated as this [...]
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In this wonderful post, guest blogger, Karen Steffensen describes how real learning can occur through the creative process using wonderful images and examples. You will enjoy this one! ~EMP If “thought is the wind, knowledge is the sail and humankind is the vessel” (Augustus Hare), then “let us navigate our learning journeys through the Creative [...]
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During an #rscon10 session last week led by @AngelaMaiers, Angela challenged us to “stand up in front of kids not as a master teacher, but as a master learner.” What a powerful statement. I immediately tweeted that out as did others. This statement alone is very powerful and it’s an important one for us [...]
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I want to first thank Elizabeth for inviting me to share a little bit of my thoughts here. I am so fortunate to have people like her in my network to learn from. I am on my day #4 of summer vacation. It’s very early – my body is still in school mode. I am [...]
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