As we are all aware, educational establishments at primary and secondary school level rely on funding from the local education authority and in times where austerity budgets are tight, as should be expected with what little additional funds there are, funding is better put to use providing teaching aids to
enhance the students learning rather than providing for their security.
Not exact matches
By introducing educational apps into lessons, teachers are moving from «teaching» to «facilitating
learning» — helping
students find ways to
learn by focusing on
enhancing the process of critical thinking
rather than solely looking at whether an answer is right or wrong.
Assistive educational technology has a
rather broad definition as it encompasses various devices, equipment, and systems that are used to help
students bypass, maintain, compensate, overcome, or
enhance any
learning deficits and capabilities of disabled
students.
But embracing the technology and using it for
learning —
rather than treating it as contraband — may actually
enhance the educational experience for
students who are otherwise not engaged, educators say.
The only criteria for the image was that it was geared towards
enhancing student learning, allowing participants to pursue their own interests
rather than one directed from us.
The common core of knowledge, so essential to life - long
learning and civic engagement, would seem to be threatened
rather than
enhanced by this degree of specialization so early in a
student's intellectual and social development.
Students used technology in a purposeful way to
enhance learning and instruction
rather than rote
learning (as also in Brennan, 2015).
Rather than assuming
students will naturally develop the necessary skills to attain these standards for college and career readiness, explicit instruction is instrumental in guiding
students to
learn to become critical thinkers and problem solvers, to communicate and work productively with others, and to know when, why, and how to wield metacognitive and cognitive strategies to
enhance learning.
These novice teachers are certainly proficient users of technology themselves, but
rather than just giving their
students time to work on the computer, our graduates understand the importance of using critical media literacy skills to
enhance students» creativity, thinking,
learning, and awareness of how each of us are situated in the world.
Rick Wormelli (ASCD /
Learning Forward) reminds us that student learning is enhanced when teachers set aside the last 5 — 7 minutes of class time for students to reflect on their learning rather than trying to teach more information up to the very last
Learning Forward) reminds us that
student learning is enhanced when teachers set aside the last 5 — 7 minutes of class time for students to reflect on their learning rather than trying to teach more information up to the very last
learning is
enhanced when teachers set aside the last 5 — 7 minutes of class time for
students to reflect on their
learning rather than trying to teach more information up to the very last
learning rather than trying to teach more information up to the very last minute.
In this session,
rather than navigating through a whirlwind of different Google resources, Chris and Allison took time to delve deeper into the Google Explore tool, highlighting a few choice features that can help teachers streamline their lesson planning and
enhance students»
learning experiences.