The Keynote speaker at the 2012 Digital Media & Learning conference was John Seely Brown, self procliamed “chief of confusion” and author of many books, most recently “A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change” one that I am soon to eagerly devour. I was interested to read an interview [...]
10 Lessons the Arts Teach…
January 31, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Earlier in the year I was alerted to an article that made my interest radar beep – the headline “10 Lessons the Arts Teach” … Oh yes, I jumped for joy as I hurriedly clicked through. This summary was prepared by Kim Hermanson, Ph.D.,San Rafael Arts Education Examiner and shared on m-examiner.com If I had [...]
Artful education of boys
November 3, 2011 by · 2 Comments
Web MD magazine in the March-April 2011 Edition had a fantastic article in the “Parenting Matters” section titled “The sexes really do learn differently…” The key paragraph for me is in the second column… “A greater part of the cerebral cortex* of boys’ brains, on the other hand, is dedicated to spatial and mechanical functioning. [...]
Homework gets an artful makeover
October 25, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
The move towards investment in creativity, artfulness and away from rote learning is demonstrated in the September 2010 issue of Educational Leadership. This article talks about the 5 hallmarks of good homework. First, the task has a clear academic purpose, such as practice, checking for understanding, or applying knowledge or skills. Second, the task efficiently demonstrates [...]
Problem solving for better maths
September 13, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
According to a recent article in the BBC Education News the traditional maths teaching methods of rote learning of times tables is outdated. A recent study by Prof. Richard Cowan of London’s Institute of Education offers proof that creating an artful genius will benefit their maths learning. “In the 1920s and 1930s this was learnt [...]
