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.
What's the difference between a teacher-centered and learner-driven classroom? A continuum of student choice in the classroom.
Understanding how to play the 'count to 10' team-building game is about rules, timing, and sequence. Engaged students should pick the game up quickly.
One simple icebreaker for kids is to ask them to improve something--a game, song, toy, etc. This encourages open-ended thinking and creativity.
One of the best ways to engage all students in your classroom is to give students an easy (and even anonymous) way to ask questions.
Student-centered teaching is teaching designed for the student. Done well, it can disarm some of the more intimidating parts of academia.
I am responsible for everyone and thing in this class and therefore at times what I say and do may confuse you or even seem unfair or wrong.
If you want a child to give up, constantly emphasize their shortcomings and let them know you're doing so for their own good.
Killing a learner's natural curiosity doesn't happen overnight. It can take as long as 12 years, and in some rare cases even that isn't long enough.
Ambition precedes curiosity. Without wanting to advance, learn, change, or grow, curiosity is simply a biological and neurological reaction to stimulus.
Since many boys do not read teacher-privileged literary fiction texts at home, many of them classify themselves as non-readers.
Tone affects how students see themselves and their role in the learning process. The words you use when interacting with students can have a lasting impact.
How can you create a classroom that works in a way the brain 'likes' to learn?
