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Anchoring the Learning

Written by Dr. Nancy Sulla

revised 11/26/23 We all learn best when we are motivated to learn, and the intrinsic motivation of interest, pride, and “felt need” works much better than the extrinsic motivation of rewards, peer pressure, and fear! How do you build an intrinsic motivation to learn? Anchor the learning to some bigger problem or challenge that motivates […]

Achievement, Authentic Learning, Dr. Nancy Sulla, Engagement, Hybrid Learning, Hybrid Learning Environment, LATI Classroom, PBL, Remote Learning
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#LATICinsights: Cultivating Rigor

Written by Dr. Nancy Sulla

When you first learn to design a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, you are faced with the paradigm shift of launching each unit of study with an authentic, open-ended, real-world problem to solve. You start by thinking through the problems students could solve at the end of a five-week unit if they learned everything. Designing the problem-based task statement […]

Achievement, Authentic Learning, Dr. Nancy Sulla, LATI Classroom, PBL, Teaching, Transformational
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