The perfect poetry lesson: how my teacher brought poems to life | Teacher Network I remember the best poetry lesson I ever had as though it was yesterday; it was at Low Valley Junior School in Darfield, near Barnsley, on a freezing cold morning in 1965. The date is significant because at that time Darfield was part of the legendary West Riding of Yorkshire Education Authority, which was run by the (in my humble opinion) godlike genius Sir Alec Clegg, whose simple creed was that all children are creative, we can all be writers and, wonderfully, we can all be poets. So Mr Meakin took us out into the yard in our scarves and hats and our breath hung like steam. Then we went back to the class and we all (including Mr Meakin, with his brow furrowed and his pencil in his mouth) wrote and rewrote and made books and collages and sculptures until it was time to go to Mrs Hudson for choir practice. The components for that perfect poetry lesson were simple but effective. And finally, Mr Meakin wrote alongside us; he was trying to be a poet too. It's simple, really.
Neuromyths in Education: Prevalence and Predictors of Misconceptions among Teachers | Frontiers in Educational Psychology Introduction There is widespread interest among teachers in the application of neuroscientific research findings in educational practice. Neuroscientific research has received a lot of attention since 1990–2000, which was declared the “Decade of the Brain” in the United States. Although neuromyths are incorrect assertions about how the brain is involved in learning, their origin often lies in genuine scientific findings. Yet, only a few studies have examined the prevalence of misunderstandings about the mind and brain. Next to examining the prevalence of neuromyths, it is important to identify the factors that predict a high susceptibility to believing in myths. Consequently, neuroscience literacy (i.e., a general understanding of the brain) may protect against incorrect ideas linking neuroscience and education. The present study investigated the neuroscience literacy and prevalence of neuromyths among primary and secondary school teachers in the UK and the NL. Materials and Methods
Which is more democratic? America or Britain? On the surface both Great Britain and America fulfil all the basic requirements of democracy, they have universal suffrage, and both governments are regularly held accountable to the people. However, when it comes to judging which is the most democratic, you have to look at how each system works. When looking at the governmental systems up close it is easy to see them both as being less than full democratic. In both the UK and USA any citizen, be they male or female, black or white, has the right to vote inelections, as long as they are over eighteen years old. This universal suffrage is something that is desperately needed if a country is going to be democratic, for if some citizens are excluded from the right to vote then a government is obviously not democratic because not everyone who lives in that country is getting a chance to say how they want it to be run. America’s democratic claims are also reinforced by the strict separation of powers that is stipulated in the Constitution.
Washington Post This was written by Roger C. Schank, a cognitive scientist, artificial intelligence theorist, and education reformer. He has taught at Stanford and Yale universities and is the John Evans Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Psychology, and Education at Northwestern University. The former head of the Institute for the Learning Sciences, he is the author of “Teaching Minds: How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools.” Schank wrote this in response to a recent post I published by University of Virginia cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham entitled, “Yes, algebra is necessary.” “When I first saw yesterday’s New York Times op-ed, I mistook it for a joke. By Roger C. Whenever I meet anyone who wants to talk about education, I immediately ask them to tell me the quadratic equation. (Astrid Riecken/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST) Why this religious zeal over algebra? Reasoning mathematically is a nice skill but one that is not relevant to most of life.
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How Knowledge Helps It Speeds and Strengthens Reading Comprehension, Learning—and Thinking By Daniel T. Willingham "Knowledge is Good." It's true that knowledge gives students something to think about, but a reading of the research literature from cognitive science shows that knowledge does much more than just help students hone their thinking skills: It actually makes learning easier. I. The more you know, the easier it will be for you to learn new things. How Knowledge Helps You Take in New Information The first stage in which factual knowledge gives you a cognitive edge is when you are taking in new information, whether by listening or reading. To provide some concrete examples and simplify the discussion, let's focus on reading—but keep in mind that the same points apply to listening. Thus, an obvious way in which knowledge aids the acquisition of more knowledge lies in the greater power it affords in making correct inferences. Most of the time you are unaware of making inferences when you read. II.
Time Worksheets | Time Worksheets for Learning to Tell Time Time Worksheets for Learning to Tell Time Here is a graphic preview for all of the time worksheets. You can select different variables to customize these time worksheets for your needs. These time worksheets are a great resource for children in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade. Click here for a Detailed Description of all the Time Worksheets. Quick Link for All Time Worksheets Click the image to be taken to that Time Worksheet. Detailed Description for All Time Worksheets Blank Clock Faces Time Worksheets These time worksheets will produce blank clock faces for use in your lesson plans. Clock Face with Hands Time Worksheets These time worksheets will produce one large blank clock face with cut out hands for use in your lesson plans. Clock Face Lesson Plan Time Worksheets Use these time worksheets to produce printable clock faces with any time you wish to display.
BBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, Neuromyths in schools; psychosis and prisons; the case of HM The Sweetest Melody: Music Interactive Notebooks, update Several of my wonderful readers have asked/emailed about how I use interactive notebooks in the music room. Hopefully this post can help you, in case you decide to use them in your own classroom. Let me caution you - This is only my 2nd year using them. Pros - I like the idea of having a place for students to log what they've learned, reflect on what they've heard, and post assignments and compositions, not to mention something they can take with them when they go on to middle school. Cons - I do not like the 1) time it takes to use the notebooks and, honestly, the 2) time it takes for me to create things to go inside the notebooks (Have you seen your average 3rd grader make a foldable? Some basics: * I only use notebooks with grades 3-5. Anyway, here are a few pages from my current 3rd grade "model" notebook. Here's the title-page for our notebooks. This sheet includes the musical vocabulary the students will learn over the first nine-weeks. This little page is quite interactive.
Hagesenteret Din Lokale Gartner Rom Hagemiljø Akeleiefrøstjerne Thalictrum aquilegifolium Foto: © Brynhild Mørkved Generell historie: Akeleiefrøstjerne er kjent dyrket i Danmark fra ca 1670. Den første dokumentasjonen fra Norge er fra en planteliste fra Bogstad gård ved Oslo fra 1792. Den er dyrket i Botanisk hage på Tøyen ca 1820. Bladene ligner akeleieblad, derav navnet. Plantens historie Planten som produseres for salg stammer fra Hadsel prestegård i Vesterålen. Formering og stell Planten formeres ved deling. Planten kan skaffes fra Rå videregående skole Laskenvegen 3, 9475 Borkenes Tlf 77 02 26 00 email: oddny.nilssen@troms.vgs.no Kontaktpersoner: Oddny Nilsen / Harald Bjørn Gideonsen The Sweetest Melody: Fall/Autumn With Halloween on the way, I'm totally in the Autumn-mode. Here are some skeleton/bone/ghost songs that I love (and none of them mention "Halloween", in case you have students that don't celebrate): First of all, there's my personal favorite, "The Ghost of John" by Martha Grubb. My older students already know the song "Dry Bones Come Skipping" (this is now included in my Fall into Music bundle). I've included a few slides for: discussing who Ezekiel was, reviewing the lyrics, and adding the steady beat. By Halloween, (fingers crossed), the 4th and 5th grade students will be ready to add low so to our pitch repertoire (they already know low la). The students will also add orff instruments to the song. In the past, I've also added, "Dry Bones" (Dem Bones) with motions (in a large circle):A Section (sung twice): B Section: During this section, we point to whatever bone is being mentioned. This year I found some very cute erasers at Target.
Highhill Homeschool: Multiplication Circles I love multiplication circles because they can really help right brained creative kids understand multiplication. Plus, they are interesting for kids who already have a good handle on multiplication. Completing one of the circles is a bit like doing a dot-to-dot using the ones digit of a multiplication table multiplier. Ok, so that was a bit confusing, so let me try an example. For example, the numbers in the four times table are 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 and 40. My eleven year old who was way beyond multiplication loved this activity. Click here for the free printable.Free Multiplication Circle Printable Please visit our math page to see more creative math activities. This Post is Linked To:Share it Saturday Show and Tell Saturday Mrs.