LEARNING DESIGN
Students are incredibly brave every day. And sometimes, when I am having a difficult time with a class, or specific students, I need to remind myself of these facts: Every day they are expected to bare themselves open to scrutiny. Every day they put themselves on the line in classes in what they say, and […]
MoreA piece published via TEACHTHOUGHT STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING – pt 2 This is the second article in a series of 4 discussing strategies to assist in becoming a better teacher (article 1). Each article is based around a poster that I have up in my classroom, with each poster having 4 sections that deal […]
MoreResponsible homework setting is a myth. It doesn’t matter if you agree with homework setting or not. High schools continue to give out homework, and will continue to do so, because the arguments against it are inconclusive. The voice of those who state that homework robs students of valuable personal time is not loud enough […]
MoreHow to test if an edtech product is worth using Everyone can be swept along for the tech ride sometimes, after all edtech companies often employ the most persuasive people in the land to try to get you to buy or use their products. But how do you know when a product is valuable teaching […]
MoreHomework reform The inefficiency with homework setting is scandalous. In a culture so heavily invested in progress, the anomaly of unattended and unmoderated homework assignment seems scandalously peculiar. To say it is one of the strangest contradictions in education is an understatement, with the random assigning of homework making a total mockery of the level […]
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