Teaching has always seemed to be an individual activity, forcing teachers to figure things out on their own. Using trial and error isn’t necessarily a bad thing when conducting a science experiment but probably not something that works that well when trying to corral 30 8th graders.
And in the pre-internet days, it was difficult for [...]
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Envy, lust, greed, complusory education
Posted in 21st century skills, change, education, instruction, learning, professional development, teacher, teaching, tagged 21st century skills, change, education, history tech, professional development, wiebe on September 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Is forced education–and the consequential imprisonment of children–a good thing or a bad thing?
The author of an interesting article over at Psychology Today says it’s bad thing. Peter Gray of the Freedom to Learn: The Roles of Play and Curiosity as Foundations for Learning blog suggests that perhaps we could do school differently if we [...]
Tip of the Week – Red Light, Green Light!
Posted in assessment, instruction, learning, learning styles, lesson plans, teaching, tip of the week, tagged assessment, exit cards, history tech, lesson plans, strategy, teaching, tip, tip of the week, wiebe on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Create a classroom set of laminated green, yellow and red cards. The set could be as small as traditional playing cards or as large as you want. (Personally, I would probably make them monster size just for fun!)
How to use them?
Hand them out to students before a large group discussion and periodically call for a [...]
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