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Description
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David Perkins, co-director of Harvard's Project Zero, describes how teaching all subjects at all levels can be made more effective through teaching the "whole game." Perkins presents the 7 priciples of teaching the whole game, including:
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"Play the Whole Game"--explains how complete treatments of even more complex subjects can be presented in junior versions.
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"Make the Game Worth Playing"--understanding the whole game makes the game worth playing because students get the point of why they need to know what they're learning.
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"Work on the Hard Parts"--teaching the whole game reveals gaps in knowledge that can then be addressed.
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"Play Out of Town"--challenge learners by taking them out of their comfort zones in a subject. Train them to be able to transfer their learning to related subjects.
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"Find the Hidden Game"--go beyond the obvious to teach the rules, tricks, and strategies that are often hidden to students, but essential in the real world.
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"Learn from the Team"--encourage students to communicate and work with one another to improve learning, even in areas where collaboration is does not come naturally.
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"Learn the Game of Learning"--Make sure students are taught and given practice in how to learn. Help them become self-managed learners who will continue to learn even when you the teacher are gone.
The principles are universals of learning, applicable to any age from kindergarten through college.
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