When teachers construct a learner-centered environment they are aware of the knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs that learners bring to the classroom. Teachers start with what students know and then explore student's thinking in relation to the curriculum content. This area contains articles and references that help teachers understand and build learner centered classrooms.
Creating a Learner-Centered Environment
The environment we create for our students is equally as important as the content we teach and the learning strategies we use. This applies to all teachers of all age groups from preschool to graduate school.
E-Portfolio Decisions and Dilemmas
The definition of e-portfolio covers a wide spectrum of approaches to documentation and assessment, with a correspondingly wide array of differing audiences and purposes. In addition, the unique role of technology in the mediation of action and learning adds to the dilemmas inherent in the decisions that need to be made when designing and implementing e-portfolio systems.
Emotional Intelligence (Info Site by Steve Hein)
This site is by Steve Hein, author of EQ for Everybody. The site is based on the belief that one of the keys to improving society is improving the way we meet each other's emotional needs.
Hodges Health Career - Care Domains - Model
Hodges’ model provides a conceptual framework that can be applied universally. Developed in health & social care professionals can map a patient’s care problems, across four knowledge domains: Interpersonal; Sociological; Scientific; & Political (Autonomy).
Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner (1983) proposes in his book "Frames of Mind" that there are eight different intelligences that deserve equal recognition. This article describes in detail each of these intelligences plus provide links to other articles.
Introduction to Electronic Portfolios
This presentation, which has been given in several national and international conferences, is one starting point for discussion about electronic portfolios such as the eFolio, by David Gibson.
simSchool – The Game of Teaching
This article is the print version on the online article available at Horizon's Innovate: Journal of Online Education, at this address: http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=173
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Teaching for Understanding - Website at Harvard University
The Teaching for Understanding Framework includes four key ideas--based on the four questions: generative topics, understanding goals, performances of understanding, and ongoing assessment. This website provides information, examples and the steps for developing a unit of study using the TFU model.
The Personal Learning Planner: Collaboration through Online Learning and Publication
This paper discusses the online Personal Learning Planner (PLP) project underway at the National Institute of Community Innovations (NICI), one of the partners in the Teacher Education Network (TEN), a 2000 PT3 Catalyst grantee. The Web-based PLP provides a standards-linked portfolio space for both works in progress and demonstration collections of completed work, combined with structures to support mentorship and advising centered around the improvement of work.
Understand Your Students
Who are your students? What backgrounds and experiences do they bring to class which influence how they learn from you?.
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