What Are The Most Common Barriers To Success In A Flipped Classroom Model? by Saqib Hussain, Language Teacher In The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Higher Education at the Crossroads (April 15th, 2013), one of the guests, Richard DeMillo, referred to the Benjamin Bloom’s “Two-sigma problem,” claiming that with the move from the “sage on stage” model to…
This post seeks to clarify personalized learning, a term that’s becoming more common as education becomes more ambitious and self-aware.
When students are passionately engaged in their learning there are myriad brain responses making connections and building schema.
Bloom’s taxonomy–and others like Webb’s Depth of Knowledge –are powerful frameworks for planning curriculum, assessment, and instruction.
The dangers of human virtue include politics without principles, worship without sacrifice, science without humanity, & wealth without work.
Key principles of collaboration in learning include balancing individual & group benefit, thinking strategy before tech, & always evolving.
Where Do Essential Questions Come From? by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D, Authentic Education “I didn’t know they could think!” an excited high school principal blurted out. The principal was reacting to what he had just witnessed: his 9th grade students engaging in their first-ever Socratic Seminar, facilitated by my colleague and wife Denise a few years ago in a…
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How does that student see him or herself–as a student? As a learner? How we self-identify academically lays the groundwork for understanding. In lieu of the academic standards, self-knowledge–and perhaps the thinking habits learners possess–are the ultimate goal of all learning. While it’s potentially useful to be able to calculate the area of a triangle, extract…
In part 1 of this 6-part series, Thomas Stanley looked at an overview of blended learning, specifically the critical interactions of a blended learning model. In part 2, he looked specifically at student-to-student interaction, and the reality of synchronous and asynchronous access. In part 3, he looked at student-to-teacher interactions, and moving from instruction to becoming the “guide…
You don’t have to be a neuroscientist to promote brain-based learning in your classroom. In fact, it’s really quite simple.
What Are The Best iPad Apps For The Flipped Classroom? Nothing can replace the physical presence of a teacher. But with so much technology available these days, some teachers and professors are choosing a different way to structure their classes by flipping them. A flipped classroom occurs when a teacher flips the traditional class method…
More homework does not mean more learning. Many US districts have begun prohibiting homework on weekends, holidays, and even week nights.
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