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Resource | A Framework for Designing Scaffolds That Improve Motivation and Cognition
A problematic, yet common, assumption among educational researchers is that when teachers provide authentic, problem-based experiences, students will automatically be engaged. Evidence indicates that this is often not the case. In this article, we discuss (a) problems with ignoring motivation in the design of learning environments, (b) problem-based learning and scaffolding as one way to help, (c…
A problematic, yet common, assumption among educational researchers is that when teachers provide authentic, problem-based experiences, students will automatically be engaged. Evidence indicates that this is often not the case. In this article, we discuss (a) problems with ignoring motivation in the design of learning environments, (b) problem-based learning and scaffolding as one way to help, (c…
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Resource | Toward a framework on how affordances and motives can drive different uses of scaffolds: theory, evidence, and design implications
One way to help students engage in higher-order thinking is through scaffolding, which can be defined as support that allows students to participate meaningfully in and gain skill at a task that is beyond their unassisted abilities. Most research on computer-based scaffolds assesses the average impact of the tools on learning outcomes. This is problematic in that it assumes that computer-based…
One way to help students engage in higher-order thinking is through scaffolding, which can be defined as support that allows students to participate meaningfully in and gain skill at a task that is beyond their unassisted abilities. Most research on computer-based scaffolds assesses the average impact of the tools on learning outcomes. This is problematic in that it assumes that computer-based…
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Announcement | Symposium on Postsecondary Institution Ratings Systems Rescheduled for February 6
The Department of Education is developing a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System (PIRS) to assess the performance of postsecondary institutions, advance institutional accountability and enhance consumer access to useful information. To assist in this effort, NCES has invited national experts to provide information about data elements, metrics, methods of data collection, methods of weighting…
The Department of Education is developing a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System (PIRS) to assess the performance of postsecondary institutions, advance institutional accountability and enhance consumer access to useful information. To assist in this effort, NCES has invited national experts to provide information about data elements, metrics, methods of data collection, methods of weighting…
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Event | 2014 VSA Annual Conference
To learn more, visit http://visitorstudies.org/conference-overview.
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Event | 2014 STEM Conference: STEM Education and Our Planet: Making Connections Across Contexts
To learn more, visit http://stem2014.ubc.ca/call-for-papers/.
To learn more, visit http://stem2014.ubc.ca/call-for-papers/.
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Event | 2014 STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference
To learn more, visit http://usnewsstemsolutions.com/become-an-exhibitor.
To learn more, visit http://usnewsstemsolutions.com/become-an-exhibitor.
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Event | National School Boards Association 2017 Annual Conference
To learn more, visit https://www.nsba.org/events/calendar/nsba-annual-conference-2017.
To learn more, visit https://www.nsba.org/events/calendar/nsba-annual-conference-2017.
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Event | 2016 NSBA Annual Conference
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Event | 2015 75th Annual Conference
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Event | 2014 74th Annual Conference
To learn more, visit http://annualconference.nsba.org/exhibitors/become-an-exhibitor/.
To learn more, visit http://annualconference.nsba.org/exhibitors/become-an-exhibitor/.
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Event | 2014 NAEYC’s Annual Conference & Expo
To learn more, visit http://www.naeyc.org/conference/.
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Event | 2014 NAEYC National Institute
To learn more, visit http://www.naeyc.org/institute/.
To learn more, visit http://www.naeyc.org/institute/.
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Event | 2014 Professional Development Institute, 35 Years: Building Access, Equity, and Diversity
To learn more, visit http://www.napequity.org/professional-development/professional-development-institute/pdi-call-proposals/.
To learn more, visit http://www.napequity.org/professional-development/professional-development-institute/pdi-call-proposals/.
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Event | The League for Innovation in the Comunity College 2014 STEMtech Conference; Denver, CO
To learn more, visit http://www.league.org/2014stemtech/
To learn more, visit http://www.league.org/2014stemtech/
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Event | 2014 Learning Summit
To learn more, visit http://www.league.org/ls2014/cfp/cfp_page1.cfm.
To learn more, visit http://www.league.org/ls2014/cfp/cfp_page1.cfm.
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Event | 2014 Innovations Conference
To learn more, visit http://www.league.org/i2014/.
To learn more, visit http://www.league.org/i2014/.
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Event | 2014 ISDDE Annual Conference; Cambridge, United Kingdom
To learn more, visit https://sites.google.com/site/isdde2014/
To learn more, visit https://sites.google.com/site/isdde2014/
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Event | 2014 IBM Insight
To learn more, visit http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/2013-conference/.
To learn more, visit http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/2013-conference/.
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Event | 2014 11th Annual Young Child Expo & Conference
To learn more, visit http://www.youngchildexpo.com/.
To learn more, visit http://www.youngchildexpo.com/.
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Event | 2014 EWA 67th National Seminar
To learn more, visit http://www.ewa.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=11769.
To learn more, visit http://www.ewa.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=11769.
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Event | 2014 Winter Seminar: STEM and Beyond: Strengthening the Skills of Students and Journalists
To learn more, visit http://www.ewa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events.
To learn more, visit http://www.ewa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events.
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Event | 2014 National Conference on Student Assessment
To learn more, visit http://www.ccsso.org/NCSA.html.
To learn more, visit http://www.ccsso.org/NCSA.html.
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Event | 2014 International Academic Conference
To learn more, visit http://www.cluteinstitute.com/conferences/2014LVconf.html#Submit_Your_Proposal.
To learn more, visit http://www.cluteinstitute.com/conferences/2014LVconf.html#Submit_Your_Proposal.
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Event | 2014 International Academic Conference
To learn more, visit http://www.cluteinstitute.com/conferences/2014SFconf.html.
To learn more, visit http://www.cluteinstitute.com/conferences/2014SFconf.html.
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Event | 2014 International Academic Conference
To learn more, visit http://www.cluteinstitute.com/conferences/2014SAconf.html.
To learn more, visit http://www.cluteinstitute.com/conferences/2014SAconf.html.
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Event | 2014 PKAL Summer Leadership Institutes for STEM Faculty, Institute II
To learn more, visit http://www.aacu.org/pkal/events/sli/index.cfm.
To learn more, visit http://www.aacu.org/pkal/events/sli/index.cfm.
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Event | 2014 PKAL Summer Leadership Institutes for STEM Faculty, Institute I
To learn more, visit http://www.aacu.org/pkal/events/sli/index.cfm.
To learn more, visit http://www.aacu.org/pkal/events/sli/index.cfm.
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Event | 2017 ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit Show; Anaheim, CA
To learn more, visit http://www.ascd.org/conferences/past-and-future-conferences.aspx
To learn more, visit http://www.ascd.org/conferences/past-and-future-conferences.aspx
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Event | 2016 ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit Show; Atlanta, GA
To learn more, visit http://www.ascd.org/conferences/past-and-future-conferences.aspx
To learn more, visit http://www.ascd.org/conferences/past-and-future-conferences.aspx
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Event | 2015 ASCD Conference on Educational Leadership
To learn more, visit http://www.ascd.org/conference-on-educational-leadership.aspx.
To learn more, visit http://www.ascd.org/conference-on-educational-leadership.aspx.
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