Sentences with phrase «deep conceptual learning»

«Teaching for mastery focuses on deep conceptual learning, developing secure foundations that pupils can build on throughout their education.»

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Ironically — and especially plaguing to advocates of deeper learning and conceptual understanding — experts tend to forget just how much they've absorbed into long - term memory and thus take most of their foundational mastery for granted.

Deep conceptual understanding is fundamental to the teaching and learning of mathematics at Westgarth Primary School.

Recent findings point to the importance of building on prior knowledge, constructing learning environments that promote cognitive development, reflection, and deep conceptual understanding.

They emphasize conceptual thinking, deeper learning, and the real - world application of math concepts while also expecting kids to be able to compute well and recall math facts quickly.

Teachers exclaim time and time again how conceptual teaching and learning helps students retain information, reach understanding on a deeper level, and transfer their learning to new situations.

«Maker - centered learning supports a deeper conceptual understanding, so we really appreciate the power of maker - centered learning and hands - on learning when it comes to understanding mathematical ideas, or a scientific idea, or understanding civics and how the world around us works.»

Come and learn multiple conceptual strategies for multiplication and division that will foster greater student success and a deeper meaning for multiplication and division leading to fluency.

Research on science learning in these multi-user immersive virtual environments (Barab, et al., 2010; Dede, 2009; Neulight et al., 2007) suggests that authentic designs and contextual narratives around science phenomena are not only engaging but also help learners acquire deep science inquiry skills and conceptual knowledge.

Learning is manifested by a deeper conceptual understanding; by the transfer, the application, and especially the creation of knowledge (Grennon Brooks & Brooks, 1999); and the concomitant development of higher order thinking abilities.

Our Alabama College and Career Ready Standards relate primarily to what students will learn and because the standards emphasize reasoning and problem - solving skills as well as developing deep conceptual understanding the implications for instruction are transformative.

Participants engaged with materials and activities in whole group and small groups that demonstrate that science lessons can be richer, deeper learning experiences when we, 1) slow down the process and provide repeated experience over time with key concepts (e.g., observing and exploring ingredients one day; making play dough another day), 2) incorporate language and literacy into science explorations intentionally (e.g., using informational texts; using visual aids and key words in DLL children's home language), and 3) connect science to other content areas and provide extension activities that continue conceptual learning across time and across the classroom (e.g., measurement with ingredients; discussing other types of mixtures during snack time).

Recognizing that building a strong conceptual foundation was necessary to increase grade 6 math proficiency, the district focused its efforts two years earlier — on grade 4 math — adopting research - based practices and increasing opportunities for deeper learning that align with the districts vision for personalized, adaptive instruction.

«This book reminds us that we need to go back to models of learning and use them to help students see similarities and differences, learn how to summarize and take notes, practice deliberately, use imagery to build a deeper conceptual understanding on which they can «hang» surface level knowledge, learn from one another, solve problems, generate and test hypotheses, and give and receive feedback,» wrote education professor and author John Hattie in his foreword to the publication.