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Oct 31 2007

CAST Tools

Here’s the direct link to the Tools and Activitiespage on the TES (Teaching Every Student) portion of the CAST website. The activities section contains informaiton on the 3 Brain Networks and what some folks call the “fuzzy picture” activity. CAST calls it, “Your Three Brain Networks.”

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Sep 10 2007

“The Deep Dive”

During UDL sessions we use a video called, The Deep Dive.
I recently found this blog post that gives a nice analogy for companies who play it safe, snorkeling on the surface and then those companies who graduate to scuba, taking the Deep Dive. Read it for yourself and let us know what you think [...]

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Jul 20 2007

The Neuroscience of Joyful Education

Published by ideasunleashed under Brainy Ideas

Most children can’t wait to start kindergarten and approach the beginning of school with awe and anticipation. Kindergartners and 1st graders often talk passionately about what they learn and do in school. Unfortunately, the current emphasis on standardized testing and rote learning encroaches upon many students’ joy. In their zeal to raise test scores, too [...]

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