What I learned
Aha MomentAt New Tech, teachers are always scratching our heads as to why projects always seem to take way longer than we expected. Now I get it. Collaboration and creativity takes time. I have a much better sense of why students look like they are goofing off and are not using their class time wisely. It is so tempting to just talk the time away. If it's hard for adults, under a deadline to stay focused, it must be doubly hard for teenagers, where the importance of being social is so key to developmental growth. Strategies for Staying FocusedInterested in learning about how to stay focused? Here are a few related blog posts with great strategies:
www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-ways-to-stay-focused-on-the-task-at-hand/ http://www.wikihow.com/Stay-Focused https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/teaching-students-to-stay-focused/
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Hi Lisa,
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Ita
11/23/2016 03:40:49 pm
Hi Lisa,
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Jessica
11/26/2016 12:47:29 am
Lisa,
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AuthorLisa Gottfried is a CTE teacher with 20 years experience as CEO of her own Video and Motion Graphics Production house. She currently teaches Digital Design at New Technology High School and at Touro University in the Masters of Innovative Learning program. She loves her job and her students! Archives
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