Core Mechanics - Week 2 - General Notes
This class uses a book written by the Dean of the Graduate School of Education and his 2 research assistants (our teachers for the course) Schwartz, D. L., Tsang, J. M., & Blair, K…
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E-trike first test ride
Awesome! Solid fitting of the box, no extra noise and a enough power. Fast as well! Have to slow down in turns. …
Teacher PD - Week 2 - Reading Notes
Ball, D., & Cohen, D. (1999). Toward a practice-based theory of professional education. Teaching as the Learning Profession San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Plenty of PD but fragmented…
Lemann Fellowship - Thank You Letter
As part of receiving the generous fellowship, we are encouraged to write a thank you letter to our sponsors… here’s mine: Dear Mr. Lemann, I am a Masters candidate at the Learning,…
Beyond Bits and Atoms - Week 1 - Reading Notes
Papert, S. & Solomon, C. (1971). 20 Things to do with a computer. “Some think of using the computer to program the kid; others think of using the kid to program the computer. But m…
Curriculum Construction - Week 1 - Class Notes
Class with Denise Pope again :) Started with going over the course organization and trying to convince people to leave the class - only 30 spots for about 50 people in the classroo…
Core Mechanics - Week 1 - Reading Notes
Reading Brown, A. L., & Kane, M. J. (1988). Preschool children can learn to transfer: Learning to learn and learning from example. Cognitive Psychology,20(4), 493-523. Summary Stud…
Beyond Bits and Atoms - Lecture - Week 1 - Notes
Professor: Paulo Blikstein In class exercise: My Learning and Teaching Story When I was a kid a was fortunate enough to have many Lego kits and a father who is an architect. I w…
Core Mechanics - Week 1 - Graph Assignment
During class we collected data about the memory exercise. We received the data and were asked to plot a few graphs about the data… here’s mine: …
Core Mechanics - Week 1.2 - Class Notes
(insert class slides here) Transfer: Applying a skill learned in one context in a different one Relational reasoning must occur to overcome different surface features. For it to o…