Terrell Heick – Page 34

How To Add Rigor To Anything

In rigorous tasks, learners will often need to synthesize data, positions, or theories from multiple sources or perspectives.

The reasons to learn given at the end of the list are better than those at the beginning, & all are adequate ‘purposes of school.’

Who gets to say you’re doing a good job as a teacher? When you go to bed at night, whose approval are you really looking for?

“What’s wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology. No amount of technology will make a dent. The problems are sociopolitical.”

Why do we create school mission statements alongside the planets & stars, then insist on data and strategies grounded in research & reality?

To use the Gradual Release of Responsibility model, students need to see others using it and who better to model it but you?

This list includes 20 (mostly) simple things you can do (relatively) quickly to become a better teacher in the 21st century.

From curriculum maps and report cards to metacognition & field trips, here are some examples of what technology can replace in the classroom.