How To Launch A New Idea For Your School byย Grant Wiggins,ย Authentic Education Ed note: This is a slightly-edited excerpt from a post by Grant on differentiation and the implementation of policy. Looking for a process to avoid bad implementation of what very well might be a good idea? A new literacy program, curriculum framework, technology,…
The Outernet: One Device, Free Data From Space Forever by Thane Richard While the title may sound like science fiction, it is actually a momentous step towards truly universal education that is already happening. Currently, Outernet is broadcasting news, ebooks, Wikipedia, and academic articles on four continents. But we can do more. One of the…
What motivates this student to “succeed” in school? Is it intrinsic or extrinsic motivation? Does it ebb & flow? Is it perishable altogether?
An example of ‘failing forward’: “Your first two drafts didn’t work so well, huh? What can you take from each of them–what’s salvageable?”
7 Ways We Come To Understand by Stewart Hase, Heutagogy of Community Practice This typology is an attempt to redefine how we think of learning in the 21st century context. Current definitions of learning focus on performance rather than holistic growth, and on what the learner can do after a learning experience. Gagne is perhaps the most…
In general, the routine for creativity is simple. The most creative go to bed early, and do their creative work earlier in the day.
If We Treated Teachers Like Football Stars by TeachThought Staff What if we treated star teachers the way we treated star athletes? This is, of course, a cultural question; our idols reflect our priorities, and in the United States we tend to celebrate spectacle: athletic performance, musicians, actors, and even “non-celebrity” celebrities. (See reality television.)…
Creativity can take work to nurture, grow, and develop. Here are some ways teachers can increase the creativity in their classroom.
YouTube for Kids is a child-centered app by Google that curates age-appropriate content for various age ranges.
We seek fluency in the language of math but don’t encourage students to use it in a social way, producing many who are anxious about math.
Time, experience, and others’ wisdom helped me see the real problems in how I learned differentiation.
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