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Tag Archives: Applied behavior analysis
Competency-Based Education and Me.
I’m kind of liking this competency-based education thing. I think I’ve been behind the curve on this, because it’s only really come to my attention recently. And when I did a little more reading for this post, I could see … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Instructional Design
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Associate degree, Carnegie Unit and Student Hour, Education, Instructional design, Learning, Mastery learning, Performance, Southern New Hampshire University, Student, United States Department of Education, US Department of Education
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Worksheets: BAD. Technology: GOOD. An Analysis.
I was skimming through my twitter feed the other day and saw a tweet that stopped me dead in my tracks. I can’t quote it verbatim now, but it said something like this: Worksheets allow teachers to pretend that they’re … Continue reading
Game Apps that I Love to Hate
Do you guys have games that you play on your smartphones or tablets that drive you crazy? You know, the ones that, for the life of you, you can’t figure out WHY IN GOD’S NAME you are wasting your life … Continue reading
Social Skills Training with a Cool Gadget!
Last night I attended a Mass Innovation Night event for the first time. Mass Innovation Nights, for those who haven’t heard of them, are monthly meetings that showcase new, innovative products, mostly from entrepreneurs in the Boston area. Not only … Continue reading
Newtown Violence: A Defense of Autism Spectrum Disorders
I remember when I first heard the description of Newtown shooter Adam Lanza on the radio. ”Quiet student, kept to himself, carried a briefcase at school.” ”Oh no,” I thought to myself, “Asperger’s.” Nobody was talking about a potential developmental … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adam Lanza, Alexander Graham Bell, Alfred Hitchcock, Applied behavior analysis, ASD, Asperger, Asperger syndrome, Autism spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior, Child, Diagnosis, Education, Franz Kafka, George Washington, Health, Isaac Asimov, Learning, Newtown, Student, Teacher, Vincent Van Gogh
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The Power of One…A Reminder
From time to time we all question how much of a difference we, as individuals, can really make. I’ve been experiencing those moments of self-doubt as I move down this entrepreneurial road. Most of the time I think, shaking my … Continue reading
Is Free Will Really Free?
I’m sure I’ll live to regret this, but I have the itch to write about free will today. What the heck, it’s Friday, right? I was reading The Desire for Autonomy on one of my favorite blogs, The Creativity Post. In that … Continue reading
Attention problem? Let’s blame classroom technology!
I don’t know how I managed to miss this story, but did you all see the piece in the NY Times a few weeks ago, Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say? If you didn’t, you should check it out. The … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Learner Behavior, Professional Development
Tagged Learning, Education, Student, Teacher, Behavior, Applied behavior analysis, Educational technology, Classroom, Technology, Behavior Analysis, Child, Educators, Steven Pinker, New York Times, Attention span, Dan Willingham
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5 Low-Tech Ways to Increase Engagement in Lectures
Today I attended a two-hour workshop put on by a local government agency that shall go unnamed, to protect the not-so-innocent. It was a good workshop. I was interested in the topic and I learned a few new things. That … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Education, Educational technology, Eric Mazur, Formative assessment, graphing, guided notes, Instructional design, K through 12, Learning, Microsoft PowerPoint, peer instruction, PowerPoint, Scott McLeod, Student, Teacher, teaching, Wi-Fi
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Stirring the Pot in Education!
Wow, I knew that this whole social media thing was powerful. But something happened to me yesterday that I never could have predicted! I wrote a post earlier this summer called Three Revised Things to Unlearn about Learning. One reader … Continue reading
