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12 Things Every Lesson You Teach Should Have

Teaching / June 19, 2021 June 19, 2021 / Essential, Terry Heick

Every lesson should have a clear and compelling–and accessible–role for each student.

Learning / May 9, 2021 May 8, 2021 / Essential, Random

What are the ingredients for ’21st Century Learning?’ 1. The internet 2. Permission to interact 3. Absence of extrinsic motivation

While screen time certainly matters, focusing only on time is like developing a literacy program that focuses only on ‘minutes read.’

Critical thinking strategies often employ multiple data sources and perspectives in pursuit of understanding.

How would it change the learning process to start with a tone of humility? To clarify what can be known, and what cannot?

If you were to extend today’s remote learning, would that best done offline or online in a virtual space? Why?

Genius hour is an approach to learning where students are guided by their own interests, background knowledge, and curiosity to learn.

By forcing students to distill one relationship in order to understand another, it’s almost impossible to solve analogies without understanding.

Competency-based learning provides students clear feedback about specific competencies and skills gained over time.

What are some of the most common types of questions? What are the categories of questions? This led to many dozens of answers.

Realize that the school year is a marathon, not a series of sprints. You have longer than you think to help students learn.

Key questions include, “What’s worth understanding?” and more importantly, “What’s worth doing with what I come to understand?”