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Saturday, May 2, 2020

The benefits of a bilingual brain - Mia Nacamulli


The studies, together with other research showing similar results (), demonstrate a significant delay in the onset of symptoms of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, for people who have been lifelong bilinguals.

Friday, March 8, 2019

Socrates As A LifeLong Learner In A Digital Age

Socrates As A LifeLong Learner In A Digital Age:

“The more I learn, the more I learn how little I know.” Socrates

Lifelong learners seek to examine the claims and theories within their disciplines’ body of knowledge before accepting them as worthy of belief.

Socrates/Quotes
  • An unexamined life is not worth living.
  • True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.
  • I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing.
  • When the debate is over, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
  • Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
  • Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
  • By all means marry: if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
  • To find yourself, think for yourself.
  • I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
  • There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.


    Socrates determined that while learning new information, we are challenging our current understanding. He discovered that by applying this method of probing questioning to theories of people in power, they could not rationally justify their claim to knowledge just because they held positions of authority. By questioning and examining life, Socrates established that persons could hold high position yet still be deeply confused, have self-contradictory beliefs and inadequate evidence to their rhetoric (National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking, 2019). I view this philosophy as the beginning of empirical research.

New research and new information should not only inform our experiences but challenge our accepted frameworks for understanding, interpreting, translating and analyzing to form our own knowledge. Application of knowledge for the examined life is of utmost importance in the learning and teaching journey. As lifelong learner practitioners and scholars, it is our profound duty to apply this philosophy and probing questioning within the classrooms we study and within the classrooms where we teach.
 As an online educator and practitioner-scholar, I strive to help each student realize his or her potential as a worthy, effective, and positive member of society. While I am teaching, I am also working to stimulate the spirit of inquiry, the acquisition of knowledge and skill, and the thoughtful formulation of worthy goals. I exert every effort in this process in order to provide an online classroom climate with the freedom to learn, high yet attainable standards, and the guarantee of the opportunity for equal education for all.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Adobe Education Exchange

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Join me on the Adobe Education Exchange. It’s helpful for learning new digital skills and downloading free tutorials & project ideas. It's also great for connecting with other creative educators and getting help. Plus, it’s free!
Creativity — it’s our future.
Subjects
Science, Graphic Design, Social Sciences, Humanities, Web, Arts, Education, Video & Audio, Mathematics
Age Levels
Early Childhood, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, Post-Secondary
Products Used
Photoshop Photoshop Lightroom
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Creativity — it’s our future.
Learn why creativity is so important in driving student success and how you can promote creativity among students in your classroom. You’ll consider various perspectives on the definition of creativity, see first-hand examples from leading experts and learn many potential ways to incorporate creativity into your own teaching. You’ll also explore examples of creative classrooms and design your own vision of a creative environment using Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom.
Essential Question:
What is creativity, and why is it vital for success in school and beyond?
Learning Objectives:
  • Explore and define creativity in the classroom.
  • Discover activities and attitudes that cultivate a creative culture in your classroom.
  • Incorporate research-based practices that encourage creativity in your lessons.
  • Discover the relationships between higher-order thinking skills, confidence and creativity as well as their effects on student achievement.
  • Design your personal creativity principles and create your vision of a creative classroom using Photoshop or Lightroom.
Prerequisites:
No prior experience with Photoshop or Lightroom is assumed.
Related Content:
This workshop is part of a six-workshop series entitled “Creativity in Today’s Classroom.”
The workshops in the series are as follows:
  1. Exploring Creativity in Today’s Classroom
  2. Designing Creativity in the Primary Grades Curriculum
  3. Designing Creativity in the Middle Grades Curriculum
  4. Designing Creativity in the Upper Grades Curriculum
  5. Designing Creativity in the Higher Education Curriculum
  6. Assessing Creativity in Today’s Classroom
  7. Managing the Creative Classroom
  8. Harnessing Mobile Learning for Creativity