January 31, 2014
Categories: Education, Lessons
Tags: classification, constructionism
eymour Papert and Idit Harel The following essay is the first chapter in Seymour Papert and Idit Harel’s book Constructionism (Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1991). It is easy enough to formulate simple catchy versions of the idea of constructionism; for example, thinking of it as “learning-by-making.” One purpose of this introductory chapter is to orient the […]
August 7, 2013
Categories: Education, Resources
Tags: early childhood education, education, education resources, teaching
Alex Lizzappi‘s insight: @Ajecy thank you for your kind words, there is so much work ahead of us, all of us, we need more competition when comes to really empowering people, we need to be able to speak up and talk on behalf of our recipients, representing their needs and pushing back systems of exploitation… […]
July 17, 2013
Categories: Education, Teachers
Tags: education, teachers, teaching
Our editors have reviewed and selected the top 50 Edu-Bloggers that you should follow for up-to-date news and views on everything pertaining to education. Is there a blogger you’d like to see featured here? Contact us! Description: Director of Tech for school district outside Atlanta. Cofounder of #edchat. Highly influential. Specialty: Instructional technology, resources for […]
July 17, 2013
Categories: Education, Resources, Strategies
Tags: American Association of School Liberation (aasl), education, teaching, websites
Media Sharing Standards for the 21st-Century Learner 3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and und understanding in ways that others can view, use and assess. 3.3.4 Create products that apply to authentic, real-world context. Pinterest Create connections, encourage collaboration, ignite discussions, or simply share mutual interests through Pinterest. Uploaded or “pin” […]
July 17, 2013
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Education, Missions, Strategies, Teachers
Tags: education, Mtthew Effect
The only reason not to reward the best and brightest for their achievements is to avoid punishing the rest for their shortcomings. I remember being pulled out of class in the 5th grade to study Pre-Algebra with a group of kids in the Academically Gifted Program (later changed to Talented And Gifted) and thinking that […]