The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Conference workshop given at Yeditepe university in Istanbul as part of the aPLaNet conference 2012. To find out more about aPLaNet, follow this link: http://aplanet-project.org/
The document discusses strategies for managing multi-level classrooms. It provides examples of activities that encourage collaboration between students of different abilities, such as assigning roles in group work and games that require students to build on each other's responses. It also suggests ways to challenge students of varying levels, like giving advanced students extra tasks to keep them engaged. The document emphasizes principles like variety, pace, interest, and individualization to meet the needs of all students in a multi-level classroom.
The document discusses the flipped classroom model of education. It defines the flipped classroom as inverting traditional teaching methods by delivering initial instruction online outside of class and moving activities that were traditionally homework into class time. This allows class time to be used for exploring topics in more depth and applying concepts through activities like problem-solving. The document also notes that the teacher's role changes from lecturer to facilitator and the learner takes on more responsibility and autonomy.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Conference workshop given at Yeditepe university in Istanbul as part of the aPLaNet conference 2012. To find out more about aPLaNet, follow this link: http://aplanet-project.org/
The document discusses strategies for managing multi-level classrooms. It provides examples of activities that encourage collaboration between students of different abilities, such as assigning roles in group work and games that require students to build on each other's responses. It also suggests ways to challenge students of varying levels, like giving advanced students extra tasks to keep them engaged. The document emphasizes principles like variety, pace, interest, and individualization to meet the needs of all students in a multi-level classroom.
The document discusses the flipped classroom model of education. It defines the flipped classroom as inverting traditional teaching methods by delivering initial instruction online outside of class and moving activities that were traditionally homework into class time. This allows class time to be used for exploring topics in more depth and applying concepts through activities like problem-solving. The document also notes that the teacher's role changes from lecturer to facilitator and the learner takes on more responsibility and autonomy.