How To Teach Empathy In The Classroom
Want to teach students empathy? Start by helping students themselves not, “How am I unique?” but rather “How are we the same?”
Terry Heick
How Learning In Your Classroom Is Different Than Learning In The Real-World
In school, the learning is externally prompted by a ‘quality judge.’ rather than curiosity, genius, or intended application.
The Underlying Assumptions Of A Curriculum
One underlying assumption of a curriculum is that it’s comprised of knowledge and skills that are both knowable and worth knowing.
Create A Curriculum That Questions The Purpose Of Knowledge
The purpose of curriculum is to provide a mutual language to organize and communicate knowledge–and students inherit its implications.
How 21st Century Thinking Is Just Different
The shift toward a fluid, formless, socialized nature of information, thought, and belief is a not a small one.
63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World
In an increasingly digital world, the things a student needs to know are indeed changing–sometimes drastically.
What Is The Relationship Between Quality And Effect?
What is the relationship between quality and effect? It’s partly causal but that’s not exactly it. But there is clearly interdependence.
How To Connect Schools And Communities Using Technology
In light of the access of modern technology, schools can evolve while simultaneously growing closer to the people they serve.
Critical Thinking Is A Mindset
Critical thinking is certainly a ‘skill’ but when possessed as a mindset–a playful and humble willingness–it shifts from a labor to an art.
Is Great Teaching Sustainable?
Good teaching is addicting–a kind of magic. It’s also unsustainable by the standards we’ve created for schools and teachers.
The World Is Changing; Let Schools Change, Too
Let school become something that works for children—something that visibly improves the arc of their lives.
The Challenge Of Scale In Learning
What scale should someone operate on to ensure that they are aware and in control of their effects on the things around them?