engaging 21st century english2011
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Lynn Mittler MICDS, St. Louis, MO
Reality
No longer College Prep
Now 21st Century Workforce Prep
Why
•Need to know how to deal with difficulties, how to struggle and how to be confused.•The Growth mindset knows how to capitalize on mistakes and confront deficiencies.•Struggle means you are working towards something important, something you are passionate about.•All of this leads to growing neurons!
ExperienceComprehensionElaborationApplication/intention
The more ways something is learned, the more memory pathways are built.
Effective teaching uses strategies to help students recognize patterns and then make the connections required to process the new working memory so they can travel into the brain’s long-term storage areas.
PredictionSketch the abstractExperiential learningRelational memoryPatternsGraphic organizersPersonal meaningCross-curricularVisualizationOpportunities to interact with the informationRepetition and consolidation
vocabsushi
vocabsushi
Amygdala safe areaFormative assessmentRubricsVariety of assessment modalitiesMetacognition
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Class Content Student Blogs
How
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence
Agility and Adaptability
Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
Effective Oral and Written Communication
Assessing and Analyzing Information
Curiosity and Imagination
Personal Interest Student Blogs
Personal Interest Student Blogs
Personal Interest Student Blogs
Frederick Douglas Speeches
Prezi.com
Social Justice Documentaries
Podcasts: Garageband
Podcast: Audacity
Hamlet Movies
Wordnik.com
Wordnik.com
HowCareer and learning self-relianceCross-cultural understanding
How
Career and learning self-relianceCross-cultural understanding
Critical thinking and problem solvingCommunications, information and media literacyCollaboration, teamwork and leadershipCreativity and innovation
Diigo.com
Google Docs
How
Career and learning self-relianceCross-cultural understanding
Critical thinking and problem solvingCommunications, information and media literacyCollaboration, teamwork and leadershipCreativity and innovation
Computing and ICT literacy
Noodlebib
Noodlebib
How it all fits together
