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Collaboration
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Were you aware that talking about mathematics is beneficial for learners? Research points to the importance of collaborative tasks and talk in lear... -
Talk
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Talking through a problem improves reasoning skills and helps in understanding why a solution works, rather than memorising and rote learning. Talk... -
A case study of the effects of the negativity bias
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What is the Negativity Bias? The negativity bias is our tendency to register negative stimuli more readily and to form our perceptions, behaviour and actions on the basis of this experience. In this post, you will learn: how to spot the negativity bias and deal with it constructively. -
Career Awareness for Children and Young People: 5 Reasons Why it Matters
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Career awareness is a process that can help children and young people to learn what it takes to enter and be successful in a work setting that interests them. In this post, you will learn: How to nurture the learning process? Why career awareness matters? How to develop career awareness? Do you want your kids to make informed decisions and choose careers that will make them happy and sucessful? Developing career awareness is the solution!
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How to start a business while working full time?
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How to start a business and do what you love? The short answer is: running a business will require learning on the job, so get used to the idea of lifelong learning, do your reasearch and the rest will follow. -
Solving maths problems without making mistakes
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In mathematics, many of the elements performed are formulaic and repetitive and erros may crop up. It is important to refocus, take a step back and look for patterns whether this is the simplification of an infinite sum or finding the solution to a trigonometry problem. Not only will good methods reduce the number of errors that you make but the maths problems will also be easier to tackle. -
When children play, studying gets a whole lot easier
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In the following post, we will be exploring the benefits and effects of practicing extra-curricular activities on the mind. -
To Facebook or not to Facebook? That was the question.
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Some people say about Marmite that you either love it or hate it. But what about Facebook? Apparently, advertisers love Facebook. It’s a billion-... -
Be the boss of your own learning - part 3
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Lifelong learners who are bosses of their learning are not afraid to ask questions, to evaluate their learning and to take action in order to achieve their goals. Learning to learn involves a depth of personal learning than skill development alone. Teaching the skill of learning to learn may take time and effort but once people learn this skill, their progress accelerates and they are more successful.
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Solutions for Working without Wi-Fi
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There are one or two outreach venues where it is not possible to access the internet with our laptops: for example, delivering an after school club in a basement. As a solution we started using a WD 4 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive and recommend it to anyone who needs to access their files and resources without Wi-Fi. Also, bring colouring books with you because everyone enjoys them. -
Be the boss of your own learning - part 2
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It is possible to support students and children by offering them ways to understand how they learn and to improve their studying methods and learning strategies. But, the real question is whether it can be guaranteed that they will develop as successful learners in life? Whether by choosing the right strategies to study and to learn a topic or a task it can be guaranteed that they will develop the skill of learning to learn? -
Be the boss of your own learning - part 1
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If children learn to learn, they will love learning and the world will be a happier place for them because they will be moving forward all the time; and, you can teach this ability to children.
