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elleng

(136,690 posts) Mon May 6, 2013, 07:12 PM May 2013

Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills. [View all]

GREAT PBS Newshour segment tonight!

Schools that institute real world applications into lesson plans and emphasize the importance of improvement over intelligence. The schools are less interested in testing but rather making sure students have the life skills they need once they leave the classroom.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june13/deeper_05-06.html

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Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills. [View all] elleng May 2013 OP

Place-based, project-based, applications-based learning: It works! NYC_SKP May 2013 #1

I can't IMAGINE resistance! elleng May 2013 #2

Reasons for resistance are manifold. NYC_SKP May 2013 #3

From the very beginning LWolf May 2013 #4

True. And, arguably, it's the very opposite of what might make these learners successful. NYC_SKP May 2013 #5

They do, LWolf May 2013 #6

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