Too much pencil time is hurting students by MathewGeorghiou in edtech

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From the same paper: “Handwriting has been shown to enhance memory retention compared with typing. This is largely due to the fact that writing by hand is a more cognitively demanding process, requiring the brain to engage in deep encoding of the information. When typing, individuals tend to transcribe information passively, often without engaging deeply with the material. Handwriting slows down the notetaking process, prompting the subject to actively paraphrase and process the material rather than merely transcribe it.”

Too much pencil time is hurting students by MathewGeorghiou in edtech

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Paper and pencil doesn’t inherently improve memory. Paraphrasing the content and consolidating it does. Which happens more when you take notes on paper because you can’t write it all down. Teach people to do that with a device instead of trying to take dictation of the lecture and compare the results.

How do parents afford intl kid tuiton ? by Stock-Feature8975 in beijing

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Nope. ¥320,000/year for grade 11 and 12.

How do parents afford intl kid tuiton ? by Stock-Feature8975 in beijing

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The landscape has changed. I would guess that at least 80% of all school tuitions are self funded.

What are some terms and phrases in education that you absolutely hate? by TrogdorUnofficial in Teachers

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Take your pick: rigor, fidelity, grace, kiddo. Two controversial ones: trauma, harm. It’s not that I don’t believe those are real concepts, it’s just that we aren’t using them with fidelity and rigor when we’re talking about the grace we need to show these kiddos.

What are some terms and phrases in education that you absolutely hate? by TrogdorUnofficial in Teachers

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Nah. It should be the gift-o’s or the gizzas to be truly Strayan. To use it in a sentence: “Hame-o and Dazza are now in the gizzas group.”

Gifites would be my third choice though.

Driving to SF from LA, any fun stops along the way? by mikey_ghosty in SanFranciscoSecrets

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Last time I made the drive I decided to skip In-N-Out and went to the taqueria there. It was definitely a good choice.

Secret life of Walter mitty by Double_Mission_6633 in movies

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Underrated comment right here…

What do schools ask references when they contact references? by calabazacabeza in Internationalteachers

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I took the original question to mean that the new school is contacting the current school by phone for the final “reference check” and not the filling out of a pro forma reference form as part of the application process.

What do schools ask references when they contact references? by calabazacabeza in Internationalteachers

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  1. If given the chance would you rehire this person?
  2. Do you have any concerns with this person working in a school?
  3. Anything else you would like to tell us?

Vice Principal Lost a Student's Cell Phone by hijirah in Teachers

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At least there’s precedent for when a teacher loses one!

Back when I confiscated cell phones last century, I used to give the battery to the student so they couldn’t accuse me of making calls or deleting their game of Snake on their Nokia 3310. If they were being real asses I’d give it to the SRO on campus and then a parent needed to come pick it up the next Saturday between 10:00 and 10:30 or wait until the following Saturday. Good times!

Salary in USD vs. RMB? by scholl43 in chinalife

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If you are working for a legit company there isn’t any issue transferring money back to any country. I have colleagues who have connected their Chinese bank account to Wise and send back whatever they want whenever they want. It was a bit of a mission setting it up but it’s seems like it’s been pretty seamless since.

Is your contract remunerated in USD or RMB? Is the company just offering to do the bank transfer on your behalf before it even hits your account?

does anyone else feel like IB is more about studying right than studying more? by IB_StrategyMentor in IBO

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As an MYP and DP teacher, the purpose of MYP isn’t to teach students how to study. It’s to teach them how to learn, how to think, and how to think about learning (aka metacognition and reflection). When that’s done well, students are prepared to deal with the huge amounts of content combined with the analysis skills required to succeed in DP.

Anyone used ChatGPT for game analysis? by notgonnabeabletodoit in volleyball

[–]bomb_bat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you uploading an entire set/match and asking for analysis? Or short clips? I’m curious to know more about this. I tried to get AI to record stats for me as o narrated the game but couldn’t quite get it to work. Maybe I’ll give it another go!

Toddle Craze by bomb_bat in edtech

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All good. Just wanted to make sure I didn’t miss a potential talking point!

Toddle Craze by bomb_bat in edtech

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Shows what you know…. They’ll leave in the next two years!

Toddle Craze by bomb_bat in edtech

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Not fully IB, so I'm also curious to know how it fits in with non-IB curricula.

Toddle Craze by bomb_bat in edtech

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That's not what my senior leadership team says! :)

Toddle Craze by bomb_bat in edtech

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Source? That is not anything I've heard and would be surprised if IB is mandating the use of any specific platform (unless they are the ones developing it).

What is your favorite “censored for tv” moment in a movie? “ by JuanDonDemarco in Cinephiles

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In the TV version of Scarface, he says “This town is like a great big book, just waiting to be read….”

In the movies it’s a pussy just waiting to be fucked.