http://dugganhaas.edublogs.org Raising questions about the ecosphere and the edusphere Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:35:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://dugganhaas.edublogs.org/learning-links/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Bringing the non-scientific to science class? | Facilitate Wonder Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:36:01 +0000 http://dugganhaas.edublogs.org/learning-links/#comment-90 [...] Learning Links [...] [...] Learning Links [...]

]]> http://dugganhaas.edublogs.org/learning-links/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Facilitate Wonder » Blog Archive » Questions to ask program faculty members before applying to a teacher education program Thu, 03 May 2007 12:55:45 +0000 http://dugganhaas.edublogs.org/learning-links/#comment-40 [...] Some resources related to the art and science of teaching can be found in the Learning Links section of Facilitate Wonder. [...] [...] Some resources related to the art and science of teaching can be found in the Learning Links section of Facilitate Wonder. [...]

]]> http://dugganhaas.edublogs.org/learning-links/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Facilitate Wonder » Blog Archive » Some brief thoughts on teaching evolution and associated Earth systems concepts Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:30:00 +0000 http://dugganhaas.edublogs.org/learning-links/#comment-23 [...] Many worry that if we talk about this in the science classroom, we affirm it.  If we talk about the way students make sense of the world, even when the ways they makes sense of the world are not scientifically accurate is that the same as affirming those conceptions?  See the Learning Links page of this site for links to research on how people learn.  That research clearly indicates that failing to engage initial conceptions greatly reduces the likelihood of meaningful learning. [...] [...] Many worry that if we talk about this in the science classroom, we affirm it.  If we talk about the way students make sense of the world, even when the ways they makes sense of the world are not scientifically accurate is that the same as affirming those conceptions?  See the Learning Links page of this site for links to research on how people learn.  That research clearly indicates that failing to engage initial conceptions greatly reduces the likelihood of meaningful learning. [...]

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