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Latest Activity: Aug 10, 2018
Started by 7mrsjames Feb 27, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello fellow educators! If you could spare a few minutes for our Food technology class- we are studying the changes in Food habits over the last 200 yrs of Australian history. If u have a google…Continue
Tags: map, Collaborative, Australia, foods, Staple
Started by Diane Dahl. Last reply by Maria R. Diaz Nov 19, 2011. 4 Replies 1 Like
In her book, Wiring the Brain to Read: Higher-Order Thinking for Reading (2010, p. 9), Dr. Donna Wilson says, "While some teachers may see their role as the 'sage on the stage,' teaching students to…Continue
Tags: metacognition
Started by Diane Dahl Apr 17, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Making predictions utilizes the higher-order thinking skills of our frontal lobes. Teach students the metacognitive power of predictions to ensure interest, motivation, as well as current and future…Continue
Started by David Wees. Last reply by Sue Hellman Apr 2, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I'd love to know more about what the research says on how the brain works when learning is happening. I've been using some simple examples with my students that I know, and I'm finding it really…Continue
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Here's one for the book summary...
Angie,
Here's a link to my blog about the first pipe-cleaner lesson http://www.fortheloveofteaching.net/2010/10/metacognition-lesson-wa...
I'm going to do an update soon. The pipe-cleaner brain has really grown!
Diane, great job! I want to hear more about the pipe cleaner activity. I think I'd like to borrow that!
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