http://www.coetail.com/johnsene/2011/04/19/teaching-the-3-branches-of-government-through-visuals/ Just another COETAIL site Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.coetail.com/johnsene/2011/04/19/teaching-the-3-branches-of-government-through-visuals/#comment-347 anon Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:25:47 +0000 http://www.coetail.asia/johnsene/?p=95#comment-347 this is really helpful. the create your own metaphor activity is excellent. what age/student level did you find this most appropriate for? middle school? this is really helpful. the create your own metaphor activity is excellent. what age/student level did you find this most appropriate for? middle school?

]]> http://www.coetail.com/johnsene/2011/04/19/teaching-the-3-branches-of-government-through-visuals/#comment-333 Vickie Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:31:03 +0000 http://www.coetail.asia/johnsene/?p=95#comment-333 This was great! This was great!

]]> http://www.coetail.com/johnsene/2011/04/19/teaching-the-3-branches-of-government-through-visuals/#comment-299 rowek Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:29:03 +0000 http://www.coetail.asia/johnsene/?p=95#comment-299 I am hoping that with a more-or-less blank slate for our new Social Studies curriculum next year, that we remember to make plenty of opportunities for students to use Inspiration Concept Webs. This software is such a powerful thinking tool to get that loop going of processing, clarifying, revising, self-assessing, etc. And it is such a simple thing to have students shut one laptop lid between them and work in pairs, yet I think this social interaction is critical to pushing their understanding to the next level. Thanks for your collaboration on this project! I am hoping that with a more-or-less blank slate for our new Social Studies curriculum next year, that we remember to make plenty of opportunities for students to use Inspiration Concept Webs. This software is such a powerful thinking tool to get that loop going of processing, clarifying, revising, self-assessing, etc. And it is such a simple thing to have students shut one laptop lid between them and work in pairs, yet I think this social interaction is critical to pushing their understanding to the next level. Thanks for your collaboration on this project!

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