Friday Four – Dec 23, 2011

Here are four of my favorite finds from the past week.

1. Who doesn’t like a good TED Talk? Here is a list of 10 TED talks that are great for students from the Edudemic website and their Best of 2011.
2. I recently found and have started to follow a blog called “sciencegeekgirl” that is right up my alley. A recent post “A summary of the research on how to study” includes a link to download a publication from the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES) on Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning. Both the download and the blog are good reads.
3. Here is a recent post on the EdWeek website that caught my eye because it was about the connection between neuroscience and learning, a favorite topic of mine lately.
4. We all know that technology is having an impact on the classroom and our students. A new theory on learning that is gaining momentum is “Connectivism.” Here is a nice blog post by a fellow educator that will introduce you to the concept and point you to additional resources.