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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Learnin’ the Trucker’s Hitch: A Lesson in Good Teaching. November 20, 2013. I just got back from a great conference in Boston, Brain-Based Learning for 21. Century Learners. There, many neuroscientists and their studies affirmed that the classrooms that produce the most learning do not look like traditional classrooms at all. So what does this new classroom look like? If you want to fli...
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. A Start Toward Understanding. July 29, 2014. So, before I hit a speed bump and have all of PZ’s wonderful knowledge fly out of my brain, I thought I would write some down. Conference. However, what PZ offered is the polished model for teaching for understanding. Before PZ, I had this fuzzy picture of what a great learning experience looks like, and some days maybe clearer than o...Thore...
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student-led classrooms | A Day at School
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: student-led classrooms. Allow your students to raise the bar: The student-led classroom. December 24, 2013. Written and Oral Presentation Projects. Student-Led Class Lectures and Socratic Discussions. Team and Collaborative Projects. So, what is the answer? Like most things in my classroom, creating effective student-led learning experiences is a process. But each of t...
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empowering students | A Day at School
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: empowering students. Allow your students to raise the bar: The student-led classroom. December 24, 2013. Written and Oral Presentation Projects. Student-Led Class Lectures and Socratic Discussions. Team and Collaborative Projects. So, what is the answer? Like most things in my classroom, creating effective student-led learning experiences is a process. But each of the ...
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Purposefulness in doing a mundane job right. September 1, 2013. I recently read an article by John Burke, CEO and President of Trek Bicycles. I realized that I share two things with Mr. Burke. Like him, my dad was my best friend. Over the years we talked a lot about business, and he was a wise, patient and thoughtful teacher. Galloway Library Student Center. Follow Blog via Email. Build...
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student-engaged learning | A Day at School
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: student-engaged learning. Allow your students to raise the bar: The student-led classroom. December 24, 2013. Written and Oral Presentation Projects. Student-Led Class Lectures and Socratic Discussions. Team and Collaborative Projects. So, what is the answer? Like most things in my classroom, creating effective student-led learning experiences is a process. But each of...
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Peter Emmons | A Day at School
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Author Archives: Peter Emmons. Director of 4D Learning and high school Economics teacher at The Galloway School. Peter likes to hike, trail run, mountain bike, and take pictures. A Start Toward Understanding. July 29, 2014. So, before I hit a speed bump and have all of PZ’s wonderful knowledge fly out of my brain, I thought I would write some down. Conference. However, what PZ offer...
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Artful Thinking | A Day at School
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: Artful Thinking. A Start Toward Understanding. July 29, 2014. So, before I hit a speed bump and have all of PZ’s wonderful knowledge fly out of my brain, I thought I would write some down. Conference. However, what PZ offered is the polished model for teaching for understanding. Before PZ, I had this fuzzy picture of what a great learning experience looks like, and...Thore...
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students | A Day at School
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A Day at School. A blog by Peter Emmons, a Galloway School teacher. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Allow your students to raise the bar: The student-led classroom. December 24, 2013. Written and Oral Presentation Projects. Student-Led Class Lectures and Socratic Discussions. Team and Collaborative Projects. So, what is the answer? Like most things in my classroom, creating effective student-led learning experiences is a process. But each of the four examples described here is fai...
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