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Informal Learning: How Care Providers Can Engage In Learning Outside Of The Classroom, Christina Lannon Apr 2018

Informal Learning: How Care Providers Can Engage In Learning Outside Of The Classroom, Christina Lannon

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Informal learning is learning that happens spontaneously with no explicit instruction taking place (Latchem, 2014). The term informal learning was developed in 1950 by Malcolm Knowles in his work Informal Adult Education (as cited in Cofer, 2000) and many others have researched best practices for informal learning involving children (Latchem, 2014; Song et al., 2017). In many cases, it is the responsibility of the adult to initiate informal learning experiences by providing quality explanations for the many questions that children ask and engaging in everyday conversation with children. Much of the research that has been done exploring informal learning has …


Computer Science Unit, Megan Bouchard Apr 2017

Computer Science Unit, Megan Bouchard

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A collection of ten computer science lesson plans, aligned with Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards, developed for an after school program.