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		<title>Moving Away From Lectures: Visual Learning Supports New Learning Models</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/moving-away-from-lectures-visual-learning-supports-new-learning-models/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientific studies support many different ways of working with students to enhance learning. In one recent study that was published in Science Magazine, Louis Deslauriers and his colleagues found that learning focused around problem solving, discussion and group work had a higher level of engagement and more than twice the learning and comprehension compared to <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/moving-away-from-lectures-visual-learning-supports-new-learning-models/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking in Pictures With Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Temple Grandin&#8217;s inspiring speech on TED.com titled &#8220;Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds,&#8221; she talks about how &#8211; as an autistic mind &#8211; she sees and thinks about the world around her in pictures.1 Grandin describes the minds of children and adults on the autism and Asperger spectrum as being unique <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/05/thinking-in-pictures-with-inspiration/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Moving from Experts to Guides &#8211; Help Students Learn for Today and Tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout history schools have been the place to go to if you wanted access to information and learn from experts. Whether imparted by a teacher or assigned readings from classroom textbooks, schools have historically been the place to get access to information and to learn the &#8220;right&#8221; answer. Teachers and students have traditionally lived in <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/05/moving-from-experts-to-guides-help-students-learn-for-today-and-tomorrow/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching DNA for the 21st Century</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improving education ultimately comes down to supporting our teachers and helping them develop and expand their methods of teaching as the world evolves and the demands of educating our youth change. To me, this means giving teachers the fundamental building blocks and tools to prepare students for the 21st century. Yet, what are those fundamental <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/04/teaching-dna-for-the-21st-century/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Write Visually With Outlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educators understand the importance of the entire writing process. They know that proper pre-writing, planning and outlining improve students&#8217; overall writing proficiency. This is why students are often required to show that they&#8217;ve moved through these steps by turning in an outline with their completed essay. Yet, how often do your students &#8211; underestimating the <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/03/write-visually-with-outlines/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Inspire Student-Guided Learning With the Reaches of Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, I have discussed how the Internet, technology and computers have connected us to more information and individuals around the globe than ever before. This connection to everything has developed into a learning device and mode of accessing information from within the classroom. This week, I stumbled across a video titled, &#8220;Sugata Mitra: <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/03/inspire-student-guided-learning-with-the-reaches-of-technology-2/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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