Learning Styles - Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle

• Inquiry-based—provoking curiosity in order to structure and sustain exploration • concept-driven—planning and teaching through concepts that are transferable to new contexts • contextualized—reaching beyond the scope of individual subjects to establish relevance • collaborative—promoting effective teamwork and purposeful/productive collaboration • differentiated—providing access to learning for a diversity of learners • informed by assessment—balancing assessment of, and for, learnin

In my school district we adopted the five learning beliefs from Education Reimagined to help drive our district vision: competency-based; personalized, relevant & contextualized; learner agency; socially embedded; open-walled. In working with these five beliefs, we must (1) have a clear understanding of what they mean, and (2) be equipped with explicit strategies to make them a reality. Otherwise, a vision is not much more than words on paper. That being said, here’s the Education Reimagined…

Brave Writer is different from other writing programs because we use a contextualized approach to: literature, grammar, and mechanics instruction. Rather than a linear-sequential approach, we focus on meaning-making (how children internalize what they are learning, rather than merely being exposed to material and tested on it). The Arrow is a literature-rich program that allows […]

Rohingya Picture Dictionary - written in Rohingya, Burmese, and English. Great for literate or illiterate learners. Contextualized for Rohingya living in Kutupalong, Bangladesh.

There are so many new apps and things we can use to make learning fun and contextualized for our students! Check out some of my latest fnds for Spanish teachers and students to integrate technology in your lessons!

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Read "Dutch Grammar You Really Need to Know: Teach Yourself" by Gerdi Quist available from Rakuten Kobo. Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through au...

Sooner or later, students realize that doing well on assignments is at the core of academic success, in elementary school, high school, and even at the university level.