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Made to Stick by the Heath Brothers.
Great book helping to push my teaching by stripping out all the extraneous information and focusing each course, each unit, and each lesson on a single important message or learning target. visual synopsis link1 |
Following the SUCCESs model, I will work to structure my teaching to make the most important skills and understandings stick with my students.
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Learning to Read Technical Material PDF by Nancy Volk
Thinking like Leonardo Da Vinci (Michael Gelb) (PDF of book) & (workbook) another link
A Visit With Leonaro Da Vinci (Creativity & Beyond) by Dr. Robert Weiner
How to think like DaVinci (wiki-how-to)
"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do."
Thinking like Leonardo Da Vinci (Michael Gelb) (PDF of book) & (workbook) another link
- CURIOSITÀ / Curiosity (seek continuous learning, ask questions!)
- DIMONSTRATZIONE / Demonstrate your learning (test your knowledge through experience/experiment)
- SENSAZIONE / Develop your senses (use all your senses to clarify experiences)
- SFUMATO / Embrace uncertainty (be willing to fail, not have the right answer)
- ARTE/SCIENZA / Balance art & science, imagination with logic (not everything is science…)
- CORPORALITA / Exercise your mind and body (be healthy!)
- CONNESSIONE / Interconnectedness (understand how things are connected, everything is connected) (Systems thinking!!)
A Visit With Leonaro Da Vinci (Creativity & Beyond) by Dr. Robert Weiner
How to think like DaVinci (wiki-how-to)
"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do."
>> ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES (UVM 2010) <<
Upon graduation engineering students will possess:
Upon graduation engineering students will possess:
- An ability to apply math, science, and engineering to the solution of real-world problems.
- An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints.
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. (Eng. Design Process)
- An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
- An ability to function as effective members of a team.
- An ability to communicate effectively in oral and graphical forms.
- A knowledge of contemporary issues.