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When Teaching Gets In The Way Of Reading Comprehension

When Teaching Gets In The Way Of Reading Comprehension by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D, Authentic Education Readers of the blog no doubt know […]

Teaching tactics unmoored from helping kids become autonomous decision-makers is doomed to fail, even if good tactics become second nature.

The problem with rubrics in learning is that they’re often subjective and their point systems are often arbitrary.

by Grant Wiggins, Authenticeducation A recent query via Twitter asked a question we often hear: isn’t UbD (or any planning

Learning / January 18, 2013 / Grant Wiggins

By Grant Wiggins, Ph.D Stupidification (n): 1. A deadly illness in which perfectly good ideas and processes are killed as a

Learning / December 20, 2012 / Grant Wiggins

We know the link between a child’s socioeconomic status and school achievement is real, it is a very tight link that has existed for decades.

Education / December 12, 2012 / Grant Wiggins

Minding The Test Without The Panic Editor’s Preface: As TeachThought grows, we are trying to include a consistently more diverse

Learning / December 10, 2012 / Grant Wiggins

Instructional templates can keep key design questions that get lost in typical planning at the center, prioritizing engagement over content.

What Are The Differences Between Good And Great Teachers? by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education There are endless articles, blogs, essays on the

Thoughtful people think about their thinking — the meaning of what they learn & the consequences of what they do.

Let’s follow the logic, since it holds some promise of solving vexing & persistent problems of boredom and ineffectiveness that we see daily.

How Transfer Impacts What We Think Students Understand Preface: In collaboration with Grant Wiggins of Understanding by Design and Authentic