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Scaffolding International Turtle Day through Poetry and Philosophy (Primary)

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… May 23 – International Turtle Day.  Go ahead, get it over with….have a good laugh….then keep reading! The more we know about these amazing creatures and the literary connections they inspire, the more we realise that this day gives us

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Playback Theatre: Embodying the CLIL methodology

Playback Theatre: Embodying the CLIL methodology Tomás motos teruel, ph.d.Instituto de Creatividad e Innovaciones Educativas, Universidad de ValenciaDonna Lee Fields, Ph.D.Universidad Internacional de ValenciaLACLIL (Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning)July 2014 Introduction The simultaneous education of the mind and body, the nurturing of imagination, and the use of secular venues to foment education,

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Innovation in the Face of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Innovation in the Face of the Fourth Industrial Revolution David Marsh, Ph.D.Donna Fields, Ph.D.Educate Publishing, BrazilJuly, 2017 Download PDF of article here. The Four Industrial Revolutions Industrial Revolutions. While the emergence of the first industrial revolution is inextricably linked to steam-fueled engines, the second by steel, oil and electricity and the third by digital technology,

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Anti-Racism: Taking the Discussion into the Classroom for Pro-Active and Positive Change

Anti-Racism: Taking the Discussion into the Classroom for Pro-Active and Positive Change Donna Lee Fields, Ph.D.Universidad Internacional Valencianascaffoldingmagic.comValencia, Spain Prince Folorunsho Adegoke MBDFMState House Correspondent FCT Auja, Nigeria  July, 2020 Racism in its simplest form is the conviction of people of a specific race who believe that they are better than another – that other races

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Phenomenon-based Learning: Augmenting Upper and Early Learning STEM Lessons

WHAT IF…PHENOMENON-BASED LEARNING PROJECTS:AUGMENTING UPPER AND EARLY LEARNING STEM LESSONS Donna L. Fields1 and T.J. Kennedy2 Download PDF of article here. Abstract An educational movement initiated by Finland’s educational system in 2016, Phenomenon-based Learning (PhBL) strives to expand passive learning approaches into learning experiences that immerse students deeper into contextual situations aligned with real-life issues,

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Alternative Assessments for Project-Based Lessons Part 3 of 3: Using Content and Language Objectives

Download PDF of blog here. Assessing content and language in bilingual programs In Part 1, we shared how the Enquiry Question can be used to assess our students’ progress. In Part 2, we saw how the Final Task is an extremely valid assessment tool…once we convince our school’s stakeholders to consider alternatives to the traditional

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Alternative Assessments for Project-Based Lessons Part 1 of 3: Using the Enquiry Question

Download PDF of blog here. How do traditional assessments harm our students? ‘Do I give my students traditional assessments for project-based lesson?’ ‘And if not…how in the world do I assess them?’ These are familiar questions, right? Don’t worry – you’re not alone, and we have concrete options for you – ways to assess your

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