A Very Merry Christmas to all our Learning Renaissance Subscribers
We would like to wish all our followers a happy and peaceful Christmas holiday. After a particularly challenging year, we fervently hope that 2021 brings better and brighter things. Sue … Continue reading
What Educators Are Learning During the Pandemic | Edutopia
Many school leaders and teachers are focusing on whole-child education, an idea that seems likely to grow in prominence in the future. With distance and hybrid learning, educators work harder … Continue reading
Resolutions for 2021: Mine’s about relationships – what’s yours? | Ac-Ed
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This time of year, as one closes and another is on the horizon, we start to look forward as well as back. Part of this process…
How to Make the Most of Student Feedback During Distance Learning | Edutopia
It’s harder to read a class when students are learning at home, so teachers need to explicitly ask for feedback. When I’m teaching in a physical classroom, the data seems rich … Continue reading
The mind-blowing world map quiz | BBC Bitesize
Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have seen … Continue reading
How to Help Students Focus on What They’re Learning, Not the Grade | Edutopia
Work that emphasizes students’ developing skills instead of a graded product reminds them to see learning as their goal. Source: How to Help Middle and High School Students Focus on What They’re Learning, … Continue reading
The Flipped Classroom: What is it and How Do You Create it?
The flipped classroom is a key concept in the development of more imaginative learning strategies. But what is it and what are the educational considerations underpinning? In essence, the flipped … Continue reading
Growth Mindset, With Some Reservations…
I’ve always had some issues with the term ‘Growth Mindset’. Where it refers to a positive outlook and attitude which looks for solutions and collaborations rather than problems and division, … Continue reading
Research-Backed Strategies for Better Classroom Management | Edutopia
When students act out in class, it can be challenging to find positive ways to address their behaviour. Here’s what the research suggests works best. Read more here: Research-Backed Strategies … Continue reading
Why Shaming Children to Change Their Behaviour Doesn’t Work
I have a long and detailed memory and can remember the few occasions on which my behaviour brought forth a rebuke from a teacher. Perhaps the most embarrassing occasion was … Continue reading
Visible Learning Could End Exams
I found this article from Eduwells very interesting in moving the debate about the nature of learning forward. It puts forward a model for how the idea of the terminal … Continue reading
4 Assessment Strategies for Distance and Hybrid Learning | Edutopia
A few ways to set up formative and summative assessments that provide an accurate picture of what students know. The question of how to authentically and fairly assess distance learners … Continue reading
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