The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice
What’s the difference between a teacher-centered and learner-driven classroom? A continuum of student choice in the classroom.
Rethinking Learning Loss: When Students Don’t Use What They Learn
If what a student is learning has very little ‘transferability’ to their life, there are significant costs and consequences.
6 Strategies For Creating An Inquiry-Driven Classroom
Curiosity is a powerful catalyst for learning and using inquiry-based learning can leverage potential. Here are 6 strategies for your classroom.
Netflix Has Released Free Documentaries For Learning At Home
In response to teacher demand for better distance learning resources, Netflix has released eleven free documentaries through their YouTube channel.
10 Ways To Honor Mistakes In The Learning Process
From adjusted grading policies to framing learning as a messy process, there are many ways to honor mistakes in the learning process.
25 Of The Best Poetry Books For Teens
When choosing a poetry book for teens, it’s also important to choose poetry that relates to where students are in life or what they care about.
How To Help Your Students Develop A Growth Mindset
How can you help your students develop a growth mindset? Ask them to add ‘yet’ to the end of their ‘I can’t do this’ statements.
The Difference Between Personalized Learning And Individualized Learning
What’s the difference between personalized learning and individualized learning? Personalized learning can require ‘more work’ and a flexible curriculum.
What’s A Feedback Loop In Learning? A Definition For Teachers
A feedback loop in learning is a cause-effect sequence where data (often in the form of an ‘event’) is responded to based on recognition of an outcome.
4 Research-Based Reasons Students Should Learn Science Through Play
Rather than a fixed body of knowledge, science is a dynamic, spiraling, evolving, inherently playful process that promotes creativity and critical thinking.
The Difference Between Empathy And Sympathy
Empathy focuses on a mutual and shared emotional experience, whereas sympathy moves more swiftly from feeling with to feeling for.
It’s Time To Think Differently About Homeschooling
Saying you’ve ‘seen homeschooling’ is like saying you’ve seen salad or photographs or the internet. Homeschooled in what way? Learning what and how?
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