Why Should I Go To School? 20 Reasons To Learn In A Changing World
The reasons to learn given at the end of the list are better than those at the beginning, & all are adequate ‘purposes of school.’
Why Teachers Need One Another
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?
The Problem With Most School Mission Statements
Why do we create school mission statements alongside the planets & stars, then insist on data and strategies grounded in research & reality?
The Two Minds Of An Educator
The need to be rational collides with the enormous complexity and scale of the circumstances teachers face.
Developing Confident Students Using Gradual Release Of Responsibility
To use the Gradual Release of Responsibility model, students need to see others using it and who better to model it but you?
Become A Better Teacher: 20 Things You Can Learn In 10 Minutes
This list includes 20 (mostly) simple things you can do (relatively) quickly to become a better teacher in the 21st century.
What Technology Can Replace In The Classroom (& What It Cannot)
From curriculum maps and report cards to metacognition & field trips, here are some examples of what technology can replace in the classroom.
From Procedural Knowledge To Self Knowledge: The 4 Stages Of Curiosity
In the first stage of curiosity, students are primarily concerned with procedural knowledge: What they’re supposed to do and how.
Does Your Teaching Suppress Genius–Or Require It?
What happens when, after demonstrating mastery of every standard we can think of, students are exceptional at absolutely nothing?
The Impact Of Technology On Curiosity
Understanding the impact of technology on curiosity suggests that we first understand the role of curiosity in the learning process itself.
How Disruption Innovation in Education Creates Lasting Change
One goal for disruption in education could be the ongoing emergence of new ideas–new learning models, content, new strategies and thinking.
Why So Many Students Think They Dislike Reading
Reading is personal but we often focus on the mechanics instead of the people and the strategies instead of the living and breathing happening around us.
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