In education, we often find ourselves trapped in a cycle where teachers shoulder the bulk of the responsibility, crafting lessons late into the night and delivering instruction to a room full of passive learners. The quote above from “The Shift to...
This hot take isn’t so hot and perfectly describes why public education will always have to deal with standardized testing mandates and measures from the government. “You might ask why politicians endorse solutions that don’t work. The answer is not complicated:...
Photo by Leeloo The First on Pexels.com Picking up from yesterday’s discussion from Teaching for Deeper Learning on framing units around the idea of “a study in…” an area, another way to frame units or lessons is with essential questions. If you’re using the “a study...
Sometimes, things don’t work out no matter how hard you try or how much you know. Or maybe things fall apart completely. Control what you can control, and when all else fails, sit back and rest. Or have a drink, if that’s your thing.
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Diving into more authentic learning topics, I’ll share some insights from Jay McTighe’s book “Teaching for Deeper Learning” which has some great ideas for making learning more meaningful. One of the first concepts McTighe...
