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A good question can open minds, shift paradigms, and force the uncomfortable but transformational cognitive dissonance that can help create thinkers.
8 Strategies To Help Students Ask Great Questions Read More
Second screen learning provides access to personalized content while the teacher guides the lesson. This is the Sync Teaching Method.
The Sync Teaching Method: A Blended Approach To Self-Directed Learning Read More
Lateral thinking solves problems via a creative approach involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using traditional step-by-step logic.
3 Modes Of Thinking: Lateral, Divergent & Convergent Thought Read More
I’m not saying any of these ideas are good—or even the least bit viable. Or that they wouldn’t be detrimental. I’m just wondering what would happen.
10 Rhetorical Questions To Create New Ideas For Learning Read More
Curiosity is a powerful catalyst for learning and using inquiry-based learning can leverage potential. Here are 6 strategies for your classroom.
6 Strategies For Creating An Inquiry-Driven Classroom Read More
Rethinking grading in project-based learning can support students by clarifying complexity and rewarding nuance of understanding.
Rethinking Grading In A 21st Century Project-Based Learning Environment Read More
SQ3R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review. It is a study strategy for students designed to increase engagement and retention of a text.
What Is SQ3R? A Definition For Teachers Read More
A good school decenters itself–makes its curriculum, policies, and other ‘pieces’ less visible than students and hope and growth.
Characteristics Of A Good School Read More
Killing a learner’s natural curiosity doesn’t happen overnight. It can take as long as 12 years, and in rare cases that isn’t long enough.
How To Kill Learner Curiosity In 12 Easy Steps Read More
In a digital classroom, teachers can become worried that no ‘real learning’ is happening or that they’ve somehow failed to plan sufficiently.
The Elements Of A Digital Classroom Read More
Lesson study is not about discovering the one right way to teach a lesson but about building knowledge of many teaching models and strategies.
How The Lesson Study Approach Can Improve Your Teaching Read More
To get the best work from a student, they need to create their own standards for quality academic work–ideally alongside you, as a teacher.
20 Strategies To Get The Best Work From Your Students Read More