Julia Brodsky

MD

Integrating Technology: Students Making Systems Models: An Accessible Approach

Wed, Sep 26, 2018 7:36 PM
Bringing system thinking into classroom

Recently, I had a wonderful opportunity to attend a Creative Learning Exchange conference on system thinking in K-12 education, that focused on the importance of teaching the system thinking these days. Since then, I was looking for a tool that would help me to bring some of the basic system thinking principles into classroom. Unfortunately, most of the system thinking tools that I know of are too complicated for younger students. SageModeler, discussed in the article, is a great tool helping to introduce system thinking into upper elementary and middle school.

What We Call Misconceptions May Be Necessary Stepping-Stones Toward Making Sense of the World

Sat, Sep 08, 2018 5:12 PM
Misconception as as first step

This article addresses one of the most important first steps in any scientific investigation - our misconceptions. As Harvard Professor, Dr. Duckworth says, teachers should bethe researchers, observing and taking notes of the students' understandings - and misunderstandings. Collecting and analyzing misconceptions let us better understand the process of learning, and adjust our teaching.