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Handwriting promotes learning more than typing, scientists claim
A Norwegian team of scientists has investigated the influence of handwriting and typing on brain activity and memory abilities.
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Initial guidance: Tips
Each school provides initial guidance for starting teachers to provide them with maximum support in their first steps in education or a first job in a school. How do you deal with questions or assignments that you receive during your initial …
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Start-Wijs: How do you keep (your) starting teachers on board?
The teacher shortage and the outflow of starting teachers poses a major challenge. Various short and long(er) term actions are taken or planned. To what extent do these really meet the needs of novice teachers? And what are the reasons why …
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Interactive tour NT2: Friars Minor, strange birds
Friars Minor, Strange Birds
Friars Minor, what strange birds are these? They are religious or priests who live after the example of Francis of Assisi. Who is Francis? And how do the Friars Minor live?Discover during this interactive tour what it …
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P(r)aters. On a language tour with Francis through museum DE MINDERE
Do you want to go out into the wide world with your OKAN, NT2 or LIGO class?
Would you like to visit a museum and keep practicing Dutch?
Then the selection for non-native speakers of museum DE MINDERE is for you!
In the heart of Sint-Truiden, this …
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Karen Van de Cruys on feedback
As a Russian teacher, Karen Van de Cruys noticed that feedback gave a huge boost to the learning process of her students, after which she decided to delve into this aspect of teaching. She then became a teacher of Dutch and English and eventually …
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Rites of passage here and elsewhere (workshop)
The participants are invited to jointly define the concept of rites of passage . Why are there ceremonies for birth and death? Are cultural and religious practices really so different? What could be the meaning of this rite? Are there …
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Myths and stereotypes about the Jews (workshop)
This activity offers young people the opportunity to analyze various myths and stereotypes about the Jews , including conspiracy and conspiracy theories. The goal is to understand why these myths exist, to deconstruct them so that the youth can …
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SURF: Digital file testing knowledge file
Digital testing not only saves paper and exam time during examinations, but also offers opportunities to offer the education more personally and tailor-made. Rapid analysis of the outcomes of (interim) tests makes it possible for students to give …
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Making learning outcomes visible through the use of dashboards
At the end of 2019, Toll-net and Gito Overijse developed a plan for a dashboard tool. This tool is a kind of graphical report (progress report) that shows the main performance indicators relevant to a particular course/training in one …
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The coverage of distributed practice and retrieval practice in Flemish and Dutch teacher education t
This scientific article describes:
- two effective learning strategies: 'distributed practice' (distributed learning) and 'retrieval practice' (active trying to remember);
- how to use them in the classroom;
- why it is important to know and use these …
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The negative of friendship: Investigation report
Friendship is positive, right? What children and young people tell Awel sounds different. The negative of friendship provides tools for those who want to assist young people in friendship and conflict.
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