D.+Adaptation

=Ahhhhhh, Adaptation: The Holy Grail of teaching. How do we get here? What is Adaptation really? Adaptation is when "students have the competence to think in complex ways and to apply their knowledge and skills. Even when confronted with perplexing unknowns, students are able to use extensive knowledge and skill to create solutions and take action that further develops their skills and knowledge." Ok, but what does this //really// mean? When students are forced to adapt knowledge to new situations, they also learn //new// information in the process. The key question here is, "//How will my students take what they have learned and apply it in real life situations and across the curriculum?"// Adaptation is frequently what we call "creative" lessons. Students must learn how to synthesize information and adapt it in new and innovative ways. It is a good idea to encourage students to slow down at this stage. Model how to think in new ways, analyze and examine concepts before making decisions. Socratic Seminars and Debates are great non-technical ways to get students to collaborate and extend ideas. Some great technical tools in this stage would be epals, wikis, and VoiceThread, where students can add to and extend other's ideas.= = = = = = = = = = = =media type="custom" key="9707768"Click here to join our discussion on Adaptation! Adaptation Discussion= = = = = = = = =