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Taking it to the Net

by Veronica Rowland, University of California Irvine

1. Piaget and Vygotsky are often portrayed as theorists with opposite ideas; Piaget believed in the child's personal discovery of ideas. Vygotsky believed in the child's social discovery of ideas. What do you believe? Is learning more social or more individual? Why?
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2. Health and physical development highly impact students' academic achievement. Describe high-risk health factors that inhibit students' success. How can school health education and services improve academic performance?
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3. Giving students frequent opportunities for reading, writing, oral presentations, and/or collaborative group work can reinforce language skills. Locate a language arts Web resource and assess its value for developing children's language skills. How could you use the resource to engage and challenge students of all English language abilities?
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