In 1969, a group of parents petitioned the Jefferson County School Board to establish a school that honored the development of the whole child. Since launching as an elementary school in the west Denver suburb of Arvada, the Open School has provided a vibrant learner-centered alternative. After adding high school grades, merging with similar schools,…
My mid-year “Best” list posts continue… I publish a regular series called SEL Weekly Update, and I thought it would useful to readers and to me to review them and highlight the ones I think are the best of the year. You might also be interested in “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources. All…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2018. You can see them all here) I’m a big advocate of creating situations where students can teach their classmates (see The Best Posts On Helping Students Teach Their Classmates — Help Me Find More) , and often have one of…
Over the last year I have spent a considerable amount of time talking with college presidents and inquiring journalists. What each asked is essentially the same — What lies ahead for American higher education? For each, I have had the same answer. The funk that now engulfs us could be never-ending. Most of those who…
Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. An inclusive learning environment is one where all students feel academically and intellectually supported, feel a sense of belonging and respect, and do not feel closed off from the rest…
For several years, I regularly wrote posts for The NY Times Learning Network on teaching English Language Learners. You can see all of them at ALL MY NY TIMES POSTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS – LINKED WITH DESCRIPTIONS. For several years, I regularly wrote posts for The NY Times Learning Network on teaching…
falarcompaulo / Pixabay Simultaneous translation tools are developing quickly, and can be helpful to our ELL students in content classes and to all of us who don’t necessarily speak the home languages of their parents/guardians. You can read more about this issue at THE BEST RESOURCES TO HELP ELL STUDENTS WITH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION IN…
geralt / Pixabay At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. Here are the latest: Reading Dojo automatically creates reading passages and comprehension questions. I’m adding it to…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2017. You can see them all here) I published Another Study Finds Poverty’s Impact On “Cognitive Bandwidth” a few days ago, and it was a very popular post. It discussed the most recent research reinforcing the finding that poverty can cause…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why should teachers consider encouraging students to ‘opt-out’ during questioning? Strategic opting out (e.g., replying “I don’t know”) by students can enhance learning outcomes by improving accuracy, efficiency, and cognitive load management! What is strategic opting out? Opting out involves refraining from answering when uncertain, allowing students to focus on tasks…