Education and teaching… Differentiation for students is not “dumbing down” or “changing standards.” The struggle for productive struggle. 7 Oct 20228 Oct 2022 "Differentiated instruction is doing what’s fair for students. It’s a collection of best practices strategically employed to maximize students’ learning at every turn, including giving them the tools to handle…
Education and teaching… Stop! Collaborate, and Listen! The importance of reflection and feedback in developing student centered classrooms. 13 Nov 201813 Nov 2018 I'm aware, dated myself instantly. If you get the reference, we can kick it, for sure. As educators, I find that we take on so much, make so many decisions,…
Education and teaching… How is this mastery? 9 Nov 2018 I was having a discussion with a high school sophomore this week. She was talking about her latest summative science assessment. She had scored a 3.5 (don't get me started…
Education and teaching… Student Centered Personalization 1.0 – Initial Attempts, Musings, and What’s Missing? 6 Nov 20189 Nov 2018 The engineering process shows us that all ideas must be turned into a prototype. I mean, it is only a dumb idea if it does not work, right? Through any…
Proficiency based learning… The starting point of all achievement? Daring to begin. 1 Nov 20189 Nov 2018 Such an easy place, the start. It is a new beginning, a rebirth, a place to forge ahead into a new world. Or, in educational terms, it is the enviable…
Uncategorized “I Hate School?” 30 Oct 201830 Oct 2018 "I hate school!" How often have you heard these words uttered, mumbled, or outright yelled by a student? Early in my teaching career, (my "thinner skin years") a statement like…
