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Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) are skills which allow people to understand and contribute positively to situations. Examples of PLTS include: • Creative thinking • Problem solving • Reflective learning • Team building • Self-managing • Effective participating PLTS incorporates a wide variety of techniques which can be used by individuals or groups. Examples include using brainstorming to get the best out of creative thinkers, using scamper to encourage creative thinking and using…

2014). Research shows the use of the video game, Minecraft, increases student engagement, motivation, and problem-solving skills yet educators are not utilizing Minecraft as they could be (Cipollone, Schifter & Moffat, 2014). According to Hamlen (2014), courses that use video games for learning provide a motivating structure that helps students be successful…

actionable step that would improve your life? What ideal question might be constructed so that he could best share his “life story”? Using open ended questions will prompt John to elaborate on his situation, and give him the opportunity to discuss the problem in more depth. Tell me about your life growing up? How do you feel about what brought you here today? What are some of your concerns? How can I help you bring clarity to your…

8. Ethan was born on 2/25/12. He is three years and eight months old. Ethan was not very active in the time that I observed him, but they were doing a sit-down activity so that was to be expected. After everyone was sitting down at the table and had the activity explained to them, Ethan got up and ran away to the other side of the room because he did not want to participate in the activity. This is an example of a large muscle skill. The activity that Ethan was participating in was drawing…

learning, design thinking, activity-based learning, problem based learning and achieving higher order thinking in students are essential elements to create successful learners. Teachers can utilise the design-thinking framework as a tool to integrate with the internet to create inquiry based learning activities and to encourage students to practice high-order thinking skills. As well as design thinking, inquiry based strategies will engage students in problem based learning. With the correct…

address these realities and set examples and boundaries the notion t that technology is not simply a tool, but a way of life will soon be the reoccurring theme of the next generation. This dependence on technology will diminish creative thinking and problem solving skills for minds of all…

and past experience when dealing with problems in their life. I have also came to realize there are both positives and negatives to each conflict management style. Collaborating is working together with both sides to reach a positive outcome for both parties. Competing is striving to get what you want in the discussion and ignoring the feelings or voices of others. Avoiding means to pretend like nothing is wrong…

A 4-day Week May Be the Solution How does a three day weekend sound? As a student, a three day weekend sounds awesome! With budget cuts, schools have been desperately trying to find a solution and a four-day school week may just be it. Installing a four-day week would mean a Monday or Friday off of school for students and a great deal of other benefits. Not only would this idea provide financial benefits with transportation, school lunches, and staff costs, but also it could potentially increase…

In order to answer this question, keywords that have to be interpreted are “a network of ways of knowing.” A network of ways of knowing implies how certain ways of knowing relate or intertwine with each other. Therefore, the statement “in gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing,” suggests how certain ways of knowing intertwine with each other when gaining knowledge, in any given area of knowledge. Which leads to the question: to what extent can a network of…

a. For this case study I’m put myself in the shoes of the patient. I feel very frustrated because I can no longer do the things I use to be able to do. I have lost a sense of independence. I can’t do simple daily task on my own and have to depend on others and my wife. Also due to the pain I can no long move around and go places freely. I have to constantly find places to sit down because the pain. This lose of independence has put stress on my family, especially my wife. The added workload for…