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Nancy Ann Tattner commented on William M Jenkins's blog post 'Kindergarten Math Readiness & The Cardinal Principle'
I will share this article with my preservice teachers. Math literacy needs to have equal importance as verbal literacy.
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Doris Alvarez commented on Virag Suhajda's blog post 'Why to use system thinking approach in teaching (learning)?'
Virig, I agree about the importance of emphasizing patterns in learning.  During my days as Principal of a high school, we had numerous discussions among our teachers of this importance.  It is intuitively used by many teachers but perhaps…
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Virag Suhajda liked Doris Alvarez's discussion 'Resources on the brain' Thursday
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Why to use system thinking approach in teaching (learning)?

The easy response is that because it is important to see connections and interdependence.That is true, but we can go much deeper to understand its real importance in learning – we can have a tour inside our body.We are learning through experience. It is basicly true when we use experience-based teaching, but is is true any time – when we are in a classroom, listening to a lecture, or at our table at home, reading a textbook, these are also experiences.Our body and our brain are constantly…See More
Blog post by Virag Suhajda Thursday
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About The Educator Network

The Educator Network is one of the networks of the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center. This network is designed to join educators and TDLC scientists in conversations about teaching and learning especially as it relates to timing. What mechanisms determine the time course of learning itself and what general principles explain the dynamics of learning across multiple scales and domains. You are invited to submit questions, start discussions, or react to articles. Please feel free to include videos, pictures and links to other research articles.  If you have a good idea, we'd love to hear it.  The scientists at The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center are interesting in hearing from educators.  Likewise, we hope educators will benefit from learning about current research and the translation of that research to the classroom. If you want to start a discussion please use the Forum button.  You can reply to the topic by clicking on the topic title.  There is also a BLOG section if you would just like to ask a question or comment on an issue of interest. 

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Doris Alvarez

Brains of computer gamers differ

Started by Doris Alvarez in New Research Article. Last reply by Andy Sung Jan 15. 6 Replies

In a study reported in Transitional Psychiatry researchers found that the brains of teenagers who play computer games on a regular basis were different from those teens who played infrequently.…Continue

Doris Alvarez

Can Everyone Be Smart at Everything?

Started by Doris Alvarez in New Research Article Dec 9, 2011. 0 Replies

Praising student achievement rather than effort can backfire, according to a researcher from UC Berkeley. He points out that the immediate pride from their achievement will turn into self doubt when…Continue

Michael Salamanca

Flipping the classroom? Good or bad?

Started by Michael Salamanca in New Research Article. Last reply by Terri Menke Nov 30, 2011. 6 Replies

I wanted to get your thoughts on a new structure for teaching, "Flipping the Classroom"  With the rise of Khan Academy and his idea of "flipping" it makes one contemplate if this is a feasible and…Continue

Kristy Carter

Global Education Conference--happening now

Started by Kristy Carter in New Research Article Nov 14, 2011. 0 Replies

go to this link:http://globaleducation.ning.com/page/2011-sessions-and-scheduleand scroll down to see what's happening,…Continue

Doris Alvarez

Learning from Mistakes

Started by Doris Alvarez in New Research Article Nov 13, 2011. 0 Replies

A new study  published recently in Psychological Science finds that people who think they can learn from mistakes have different reactions than people who think intelligence is fixed.  Educators can…Continue

Doris Alvarez

IQ Changes in Teens

Started by Doris Alvarez in New Research Article Oct 20, 2011. 0 Replies

A study in the journal Nature looked at IQ tests and MRI scans for 33 teens over four years and found fluctuations in their verbal and nonverbal IQ scores that were linkied to changes in their brain…Continue

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Virag Suhajda

Why to use system thinking approach in teaching (learning)?

Posted by Virag Suhajda on January 26, 2012 at 9:43am 1 Comment

The easy response is that because it is important to see connections and interdependence.
That is true, but we can go much deeper to understand its real importance in learning – we can have a tour inside our body.
We are learning through experience. It is basicly true when we use experience-based teaching, but is is true any time – when we are in a classroom, listening to a lecture, or at our table at home, reading a textbook, these are also…
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Andy Sung

Face Maze

Posted by Andy Sung on January 24, 2012 at 12:28pm 0 Comments

Just want to share with everyone a youtube link that can be found on the TDLC main page.

Face Maze has been developed at the University of Victoria's Centre for Autism Research, Technology, and Education (CARTe) in conjunction with funding and expertise from TDLC. It is an example of developing "new tools for different minds." 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-8lsDH3O5Y

For more information…

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William M Jenkins

Kindergarten Math Readiness & The Cardinal Principle

Posted by William M Jenkins on October 21, 2011 at 10:53am 3 Comments

Something very interesting happens in the brains of young children when they reach age four, or thereabouts.  They start to understand “how many” items are in a set—and in particular, they begin to be able to differentiate sets of “four” items or more.  This ability signals that they have discovered “the cardinal principle,” the idea that the last number reached when counting the items in a set represents the entire set.

Of the many challenging concepts that preschoolers need to…

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Gwendolen Catherine Littlewort

summer reading

Posted by Gwendolen Catherine Littlewort on October 18, 2011 at 8:36am 1 Comment

A very readable and thought provoking non-fiction work : "The Dyslexic Advantage" by Eide and Eide

This book draws a larger picture of Dyslexia as a difference in brain wiring with both advantages and disadvantages suggesting that beyond the usual hemispheric differences, the subnetwork connection scale influences procedural memory and phonics but also enhances creativity.

They discuss 4 strengths: MIND (material reasoning, interconnected reasoning, narrative reasoning,dynamic…

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