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Why Schools Need Signature Learning Experiences
Good schools have intentional—not inherited—features. They share a set of agreements that create coherence around a few animating ideas. Strategies, structures, schedules, systems, and even spaces are aligned. Everything works together for teachers and learners toward a few key priorities. Please click here for the full article.
Standards Based Classroom: Make Learning the Goal
If you have not liked/joined the group Standards Based Learning and Grading on Facebook, please do! Here is a connection from a Facebook post where two educators share their work with secondary teams. Every standards-based system looks a little different, but they should all have a few things in common. First, there need to be […]
AI Can Pass Standardised Tests—But It Would Fail Preschool
Opinion: Sure, an AI aced an eighth-grade science test, but the method it used highlights its lack of common sense or anything resembling human understanding. Check out the article here.
Some Helpful YouTube Channels for Social Studies Teachers
From Educators Technology and Mobile Learning website
Edutopia Article: Three Ways to Boost Students’ Conceptual Thinking
“Learning knowledge and skills is like standing in the middle of a forest, surrounded by trees: It’s easy to spot details but hard to see patterns.” Consider these 3 questions to help students go from surface to deeper learning.