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What Is the Point of a Makerspace?

…”complex” today or is the same amount of complexity residing in different places now?). The function of metacognition is integral to these types of assignments, which can certainly promote meaningful learning in the way of skills and strategies, rather than learning content alone. Plus, autonomy is proven to help students improve performance. Seem like two good qualities. I get the comments about them being called projects and requiring too much planning. The planning point is on the money with things like documentaries to me. How much time do we have to spend instructing video tech rather than constructing an argument?…

The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts

…technology leading to a decreased focus on annotation is noted, but I would argue that it’s precisely BECAUSE so much learning has turned digital that we need to maintain some of the paper-and-pencil teaching methods. Research suggests that metacognition and reading comprehension improves when students process texts in real life even if they can express their ideas more efficiently with technology. I think it’s best to teach students how to think about texts using the tried-and-true annotation methods before transitioning them over to digital annotation tools. Once they understand how to process texts authentically, the digital format may be easier…

Are You a Curator or a Dumper?

…can transform the individual pieces. In my course, students submit a Learning Curation. I wanted this to be a curation instead of a journal or collection to encourage metacognition and transformative learning that is notoriously difficult to corral in our individual inquiries. The Learning Curation requires responding to readings via learning curation prompts but also including anything else students wish, crafted through their interests, choices and their essential question/inquiry. This then becomes a curation because they have a collection of things but they are uniquely shaped, by students into something new via their inquiry. Collection + Transformation = Curation Melissa…

Book Pick for Summer 2015: Make it Stick

…I will plan a field trip to a fort here in Chambly Qc where the students can observe and interact with history…. More to read, Francine Jennifer Gonzalez Hi Francine! I just took a quick peek at the MTV stuff — looking forward to exploring it further. I love that the students are involved in processing the results. What fantastic metacognition! I’m so glad you brought up the subtle difference between formative assessment and retrieval practice. For me, the difference is in the intent: With retrieval practice, we’re actively creating the learning, not merely measuring it. That’s why asking students…