In a recent blog post, notable scholar Howard Gardner poses the question, “Who’s smarter? A cuttlefish, a dog, or a song bird?” The answer to the question is actually moot, since Gardner posits that each animal embodies and enacts its own intelligences relative to its environment; take any animal out of its element, and its … Continue reading L is for…Lots of Literacies
In Thinking about Reading…
Word Cloud from RAND Reading Study Group's 2002 Report "Reading for Understanding" (Ch.1-2) Reading fluently is something we take for granted. When you read something, you may not even be conscious of the myriad micro-cognitive activities you put into practice when reading any kind of text, from posts on your social media feed to blog posts … Continue reading In Thinking about Reading…
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Remote Controls
Smartphones, tech and our hidden human app
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When Game Over is a Good Thing
Breakout EDU: Breaking out of the mold of traditional learning through challenge-based games
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Re-solutions
Resolutions are a funny thing. Normally brought on by the beginning of something “new”...like a new year, a new month, a new week, a new day...or a new job, home, relationship, family member, school year, season...you can make a resolution for just about anything. Whatever “newness” it may be, it brings some kind of change---and … Continue reading Re-solutions
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