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Student learning soars in kite-making project at Toronto school

Some Toronto educators are using lessons in making and flying kites as an example of neuroeducation -- a teaching method where students learn by doing rather than by memorising. The kite projects give students a chance to think about why kites fly, experiment with different materials and weights and, as a result, experience higher-level learning.

Toronto Star, The | 01 Nov.

This story published in ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief on 11/03/2009

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