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Monthly Archives: September 2012
THE COMFORT ZONE
About eight years ago, I attended parent’s weekend at Boston University where my eldest daughter Maida was then a freshman. We ran in the Alumni 5K, which winded in a loop on the esplanade of the Charles River. The “gun” … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston University, challenge, Charles River, comfort zone, confidence, learning environment
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MAKING THINKING TRANSPARENT
“If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it” This is nothing new as shown through a few examples. A great book by Ritchhart, Church, and Morrison was published last December, Making Thinking Visible. The fusion of Executive Function and Transparent … Continue reading
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Tagged and Morrison, assessment, Bloom's Taxonomy, brain research, Brain Rules, Church, Cognitive Theory, complexity, David Sousa, difficulty, Executive Function, fight or flight, fMRI, How the Brain Learns, Jimmy Dugan, League of Their Own, Making Thinking Visible, measure of learning, Medina, Plato, Ritchart, self examination, Socrates
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FROM PRACTICE AND MASTERY, COME PLAY
Reading is so easy.. right ? One can quickly forget the challenges a language-based learning disabled (LBLD) student deals with on a daily basis. As a reader it is easy to assign reading for homework, or just ask a student … Continue reading
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Tagged fluency, frustration, hard work, language-based learning disabilities, LBLD, mastery, mental sound, music, perseverance, play, reading, reading music, Steinway piano
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