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Scoop.it!
"This is a follow up to a post I wrote, How Do We Learn? How Should We Learn? The he purpose of these posts is to encourage educators to examine practices they take for granted, implement without deep reflection of their efficacy. This post discusses the instructional practice of asking students to memorize information."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Is the memorization of information an effective way for learners to retain information? According to brain research the answer would be no. It is critical that connections be made. This post by Jackie Gerstein discusses the need for: * Context * Increase context and relevancy In the section on increasing context and relevancy you will find a visual of an Authentic Learning Matrix as well as a number of links to additional resources. 
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Scoop.it!
I have discussed educators as model learners before: The educator's role has or should change in this age of information abundance or Education 2.0-3.0. The educator's role has always been to model...
Beth Dichter's insight:
Has your role as a teacher shifted? Do you model being a learner with your learners? This post by Jackie Gerstein shares why it is important that the educator "needs to understand and be able to articulate and demonstrate the process of learning, him or herself." How can you go about doing this. Gerstein recommends that "educators pick something new to learn and practice doing the following: (below quoted from the post)
Gerstein then discusses each of these five steps/procedures/strategies, providing links to additional resources as well as one additional visual as well as a video that looks at how the learning process is iterative (and may provide you with an idea you would like to do with your class).
Lisa Norris's curator insight,
February 16, 2015 2:12 PM
If we want to build expert learners...we need to take the time to model this ourselves. 
SMARTERTEACHER's curator insight,
February 19, 2015 11:34 AM
The "Sage on the Stage" model must give way to the "Guide on the Side". Concurrently the teacher must model the learners mentality of facilitator of learning. |
interesting insight
Contexto en la enseñanza, es una necesidad pero cada vez vemos muchos vídeos y lecciones que aparecen de la nada y no están contextualizadas ni en un programa, ni motivadas por unos objetivos ni su relación con un currículo.