Why The Common Core Will Ultimately Fail
l Common Core Will Ultimately Fail by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education The current strong backlash to the Standards is completely predictable. Any […]
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Teaching
Teaching: The art & science of helping people learn
Music To Teach With: Hurt, By Johnny Cash
Students love music. It’s engaging, and offers an accessible and authentic format to access ideas and draw standards-related teaching from.
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A Single Set Of National Standards Is Just Creepy
Our fascination with uniformity has something to do with our constant need to “scale” everything across billions and billions of people.
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Teachers, Keep Your Eye On The Prize
I was moved to share Bryan Stevenson’s “We Need To Talk About An Injustice,” because of its authenticity, utility, and value for teachers.
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An Example Of A Socratic Discussion With A Student
Here is a simple question that, asked with the right tone, can provide a lifeline to any student in any context.What do you think?
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The ABCs Of Sticky Teaching
What is ‘sticky teaching’? It’s an obvious and relatively simple but interesting idea: teaching that causes learning to stick.
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The Next Time You’re Ready To Give Up On A Student
The Next Time You’re Ready To Give Up On A Student by Terry Heick Few teachers will ever admit to
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Maintaining Your Sanity In The Pressure Game Of Teaching
Maintaining Your Sanity In The Pressure Game Of Teaching by Kay Bisaillon Editor’s Note: You may have noticed we’ve taken
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Spreading Your Wings And Becoming A Connected Educator
Becoming a connected educator means plugging in, making it official, “unconferencing,” and connecting your class/school immediately.
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What I Learned By Doing What I Ask Students To Do
Teachers shadowing students will quickly realize that sitting is exhausting, learning is often passive, and teachers are often irksome.
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11 Classic Hip-Hop Songs You Can Teach With
In short, the evolution of hip-hop as an art form, critical cultural voice, and medium to reach youth is a complex & hugely ‘human’ concept.
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The Increasingly Dated Image Of The Slacker Teacher
The slacker teacher stereotype has led lawmakers to enact reforms that direct the curricula teachers teach and how they measure progress.
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