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Teacher for Learning-The Importance & Impact of PK on Learning

The misconception is on the focus of Prior Knowledge as an event rather than a process. Educators like myself often focus on the what a student should already know and how to present the new information. And PK activities are used as straight pathway between the two endpoints; often an after thought.  But by shifting our understanding that PK may not have a starting point on the pathway due to trauma gaps or cultural miscommunications we can avoid negatively effect students' acquiring new information.  If PK is seen as an 'either/or' situation, both teacher(s) and student(s) may intentionally or unintentionally assume that the student lacks an ability, or skill-set for a particular subject area. When the educator actual missed an opportunity to present questions that not only triggering students' PK, but spark the students on a personal level. The result can be that students do not immediately recognize how that new information can be applied to: the present task and fa...
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Teacher for Learning-Resources

  On Diversity: Access Ain’t Inclusion | Anthony Jack | TEDxCambridge Disrupted Learning & Development: Part 1 What is Understanding by Design? Author Jay McTighe  How to Take Cornell Notes Unleash Your Super Brain to Learn Faster                                              Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10 Curriculum Mapping with Heidi Hayes Jacobs - Session #1 
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Teacher for Learning-Cornell Note-Taking Method & Extend Activity

  Kwik Cornell Notes The Ted talk that I watched was Unleash Your Super Brain To Learn Faster | Jim Kwik . While taking notes using the Cornell Note-Taking method, I really focused on making things fit the off centered 'I'. This was a distraction. I also noticed that it bothered me if my spacing was off. As you can see by my notes that I needed to readjust the bottom line to accommodate for a final note. When I teach my students to use the Cornell Note-taking method, I think I'll teach them to draw an off-center 'T' and when the are ready for the summary make it an 'I'. I may also encourage them to re-write the notes adding colors or images at home as a way to reinforce the days lesson, or to keep a blank page between notes so that when they are ready to study before an exam they can read and then copy the notes on the next page. 
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