| Why Use Systems Thinking and System Dynamics in K-12 Education? |
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Why K12 SD |
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A brief answer to the question posed in the title. When ST/SD tools and concepts are used in conjunction with a student-centered approach, schools, students, teachers and communities benefit. As ST/SD is integrated into the culture of classrooms and schools, it creates a positive cycle of engagement and motivation for both students and their teachers. |
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| Why System Dynamics? |
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Author(s):
Richard Turnock |
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Why K12 SD |
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From an online blog, this article presents clearly and concisely that the public school paradigms of "what" and "how" lack the "why." System Dynamics enables us to understand WHY systems work the way they do in order to prepare for the future. |
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| The Zen of System Dynamics |
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Richard Turnock |
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Why K12 SD |
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Insight into how the mind works is the path to enlightenment in Zen. Insight into how to change our mental models using dynamic model simulations on the computer is the path to learning using System Dynamics. |
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| Systems Thinking: Critical Thinking Skills for the 1990's and Beyond |
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Barry Richmond |
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Why K12 SD |
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Barry Richmond poses the question: How can the framework, process and technologies of systems thinking be transferred to the rest of the world in an amount of time that is considerably less than what it currently takes to get a Master's or Ph.D. in our field? Two aspects of the transfer process are addressed. Excerpted from: Proceedings of the 1990 International Conference on System Dynamics. |
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| Systems Thinking, Four Key Questions |
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Author(s):
Barry Richmond |
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Why K12 SD |
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A general over-view. Interesting paper to read to get the perspective of a professional system dynamicist. |
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| Systems Thinking in Teacher Education |
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Ruth Fruland |
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Why K12 SD |
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In this article I will present some results from my dissertation research, in which I introduced systems thinking (ST) and systems dynamics (SD) to preservice teachers in an interdisciplinary methods course. I wanted to understand how preservice (student) teachers would respond to the paradigm of systems thinking, including specific components, and SD modeling methods, to guide future work in teacher education. |
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| Systems Thinking in 25 Words or Less |
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Debra Lyneis |
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Why K12 SD |
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An answer to the request "Explain what systems thinking is and what it has to do with educating children," in a few more than 25 words. |
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| System Dynamics: Quotations from K-12 Teachers D-4893 |
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Jay W. Forrester |
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Why K12 SD |
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This paper discusses the most recent frontier in system dynamics and its use as a foundation underlying a dramatically different kind of education in kindergarten through 12th grade. |
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| System Dynamics for Kids |
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Author(s):
Jim Hight |
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Why K12 SD |
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A article highlighting Jay Forrester's application of system dynamics to education and steps taken by Jay with Gordon Brown, Frank Draper, and others to develop this novel approach to education that Tucson, AZ and other cities are exploring. |
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| System Dynamics and Learner-Centered Learning in Kindergarten through 12th Grade Education (D-4337) |
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Author(s):
Jay W. Forrester |
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Why K12 SD |
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An argument for the necessity of change in the educational process and the applicability of system dynamics in K-12 education. By the founder of the discipline of system dynamics. |
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