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Are cats better than dogs: Challenging students to think critically on the web
Senior Partner & Founder
November Learning
A 2016 Stanford research study concluded that overall, young people’s ability to reason about the information on the internet can be summed up in one word: bleak.* This interactive hands-on seminar will lead to practical strategies that can support your students to become much more discerning about how they design high quality searches and how they evaluate results. We will use examples of assignments from your own classes to build critical skills for your students. The goal is to give you immediate practical and engaging design concepts to apply to your own teaching.
*Wineburg, Sam, and Sarah McGrew. "Evaluating information: The cornerstone of civic online reasoning." (2016). Stanford History Education Group.
Biography:
Alan was named one of the nation’s fifteen most influential thinkers of the decade by Classroom Computer Learning Magazine. The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse selected Alan as one of eight educators to provide leadership into the future. His writing includes dozens of articles and the NYT best-selling book, “Who Owns the Learning.” Alan was co-founder of the Stanford Institute for Educational Leadership Through Technology and is most proud of being selected as one of the original five national Christa McAuliffe Educators. He has worked with educators to empower students in more than 40 countries.
Alan earned a Master's in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.