The Point Of School Isn’t To Be Good At School
The point of school is not to get good at school but to effectively parlay what we learned in school in other learning and in life.
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The point of school is not to get good at school but to effectively parlay what we learned in school in other learning and in life.
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Understanding: A Definition by Terry Heick Assessing understanding might be the most complex task an educator or academic institution is
What Is Understanding? Read More
The 40/40/40 rule: What’s important that students understand for the next 40 days, for the next 40 months, for the next 40 years?
Which Content Is Most Important? The 40/40/40 Rule Read More
Many teachers think in terms of Essential Questions. While these are often helpful and important to teachers, are they important to students?
Are The Questions You’re Asking Important To Your Students…Or Just You? Read More
These are simple prompts that a teacher who has really thought through the course should be able to answer.
Critically Examining What You Teach Read More
Inquiry by design, not mere teacher rhetorical questioning, makes an essential question come to life and go into depth.
How To Use Essential Questions In Your Lesson Design Read More
As an educator, Grant Wiggins was able to deftly balance the trivium of education improvement–thought, research, and tools teachers can use.
Grant Wiggins, Champion Of Understanding Read More
High School History Teachers Lecture Too Much by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away.
High School History Teachers Lecture Too Much Read More
What I Really Think About Teacher Effectiveness Ratings by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education While exploring teacher effectiveness ratings, I went looking for
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Using Iteration To Build Great Schools by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: This post was originally longer, but we’ve broken it
Launch, Fail, Grow: Using Iteration To Build Great Schools Read More