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After hosting dozens of these conversations, I realize one thing: We just don't listen enough to our students. The tradition in education has been not to ask the students what they think or want, but rather for adult educators to design the system and curriculum by themselves, using their "superior" knowledge and experience. Via Nik Peachey
Patty Ball's insight:
learning from your students - scooped from Nik Peachey
Aunty Alice's curator insight,
October 24, 2013 5:27 PM
Just as speaking is the outcome of listening, so writing is the outcome of reading, not the other way round. Listening to the student should also include "listening" to their writing. ie., analyse what they are saying and how they are doing it. When students evaluate their own work, the teacher should listen and guide them to ways of improving it, whether it be punctuation, paragraphing, spelling, or word or subject knowledge. This is how we bring students on board and empower them to learn.
Aunty Alice's curator insight,
October 31, 2013 4:49 PM
Listening to students has two aspects; listening to what they say orally, and 'listening' to their writing which is only another way of talking, only through a code. Just as learning to speak is tied closely to listening to what is said and being exposed to words that help one to think better, so writing is the same and relies on reading "or listening" to what others say and how they say it to express clear meaning. The two subjects, reading and writing, are closlely intertwined yet we compartmentalize them in the literacy curriculum. An example of adults thinking they know what is best for children. 
Nuno Ricardo Oliveira's curator insight,
December 28, 2013 11:53 AM
The 21st-Century Digital Learner |
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17 Tips on How To Motivate Adult Learners, they want to see the rewards of their efforts as soon as possible, and giving them candy doesn't work ...
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A free resource that uses interactive video and games-based learning to teach students vocabulary. Educators can set school tournaments, and students can play fun learning games challenging classmates and other schools.
Patty Ball's insight:
learning games - interactive video
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