Thursday, January 24, 2008

2nd quote of the day

(Given to me by Sallie Liberio, JCHS Supervisor of Secondary Education.)


Psychologists tell us that a student learns only when the task is a little too hard for that student. When a student can do work with little effort, and virtually independently, that student is NOT learning, but rather REHEARSING THE KNOWN. When a student finds a task beyond his or her reach, FRUSTRATION, not learning, is the result. Only when a task is a bit beyond the student’s comfort level, and the student finds a SUPPORT SYSTEM to bridge the gap, does learning occur.

-Based on the work of Tomlinson, C.A. (2003)


A good model for instruction, whether technology is used...or not.

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