Learning with iPads for Diverse Students – Podcast Episode 114

Classnotes Podcast (October 1, 2012) More than regular computers and basic access to the Internet, iPads and other tablets present many possibilities for student learning when applied to real-world circumstances. These tools are particularly powerful for students who are learning English at the same time.

IDRA education associates, Veronica Betancourt, M.A., and Paula Martin Johnson, M.A., continue our series of conversations on seven research-based strategies IDRA has developed for delivering instruction differently for secondary students. In this episode, Veronica and Paula focus on Strategy #4: Maximize use of technology in delivery of effective science and el instruction and use Internet resources to supplement and enrich instruction of English learners. They describe how iPads can be used to enhance learning by engaging students in analyzing situations and applying critical and creative thinking to find reasonable solutions. Veronica and Paula are interviewed by Bradley Scott, Ph.D., director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity.

Show length: 14:56

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Resources

Science Classroom Strategies for English Learners – Learning with the iPad and Other Tablets

by Veronica Betancourt, M.A., and Paula Martin Johnson, M.A., IDRA Newsletter

http://www.idra.org/resource-center/science-classroom-strategies-for-english-learners/

Science Instructional Strategies for English Learners ~ A Guide for Elementary and Secondary Grades

by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., Veronica Betancourt, M.A., and Kristin Grayson, M.Ed., IDRA

http://www.idra.org/publications/science-instructional-strategies-english-learners-guide-elementary-secondary-grades-2/

Visual Interpretation in Science – Strategies for English Language Learners

by Paula Martin Johnson, M.A., and Veronica Betancourt, M.A., IDRA Newsletter

http://www.idra.org/resource-center/visual-interpretation-in-science/

IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity

http://www.idra.org/South_Central_Collaborative_for_Equity/

Science Smart!

IDRA’s professional development that provides teachers with scientifically-based strategies to teach initiative scientific concepts, critical-thinking skills, problem-solving abilities and processes.

http://www.idra.org/Services/Science_Smart!_Secondary_Training/

21st Century Skills: Rethink How Students Learn 

J. Bellanca, & R. Brandt (eds)

http://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-Skills-Rethinking-Students/dp/1935249908

And What Do You Mean by Learning?

by S.B. Sarason

http://college.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/e00639/preface.pdf

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