Why Capturing Imagination Is Important For Deeper Learning
by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD I miss teaching. Not so much the rigors of bells, short breaks, endless …
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by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD I miss teaching. Not so much the rigors of bells, short breaks, endless …
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by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD Inquiry is one of my passions. In fact, I view it as a …
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Direct instruction is the explicit teaching of objectives while project-based learning is more passive, ongoing, and self-directed.
This planning template for project-based learning in the elementary school classroom includes both a blank and completed example.
Deeper learning work presents opportunities for students to wrestle with concepts, ideas, and knowledge in a culture of inquiry.
We can striving to remain true to the ideals of liberal science and the cascading norms of conversation using an inquiry stance.
Project based learning is a significant paradigm shift for most teachers and schools that takes sustained work to be successful.
In project-based learning, students and teachers work together to identify content and skills necessary to complete a project.
False dichotomies about inquiry teaching advanced by critics are detrimental to the students and society that so desperately need it.
Replacing mindsets of fear and judgment with inquiry and compassion when potential is limited can have exponential effects on learning.
Have I started with purpose and pedagogy instead of the tech? How will this tech empower students to control their own learning?
Unfortunately, teachers are increasingly getting swept into the morass of culture wars playing out in our media and political processes.