5 Steps for Planning the Big Ideas in Education – with Pokemon Go
Always start with the Big Ideas in education when you plan your days, weeks, units, and years. Avoid starting with
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The Underlying Stories we tell in Education
There are underlying stories that come to life when we look at what we teach and why we teach it.
14 Considerations for Inquiry Based Learning
Inquiry is essential. The fact is that students come to school with partial knowledges. But the curriculum documents themselves
In support of Libraries for Academic Success & Equity
Libraries are essential in building academic success and equity in our schools and learning environments. This is very easy when
Equity in Assessment
Research on multicultural groups including Black, Hispanic, First Nation, and ESL suggests that standards based reforms, large scale assessments, implementation
Teacher Moderation & Assessment in the age of Knowledge and Innovation
I think it behooves us to ask ourselves whether collaborative assessment practices including moderation, is different now that we are
‘Quiet’? or ‘Conversational’ Classrooms
The term ‘Quiet’ in our traditional school classrooms, often equates to ‘compliance’. This was very important when our traditional school
Is Curriculum a Living Organism, or a Fixed Machine?
Is Curriculum a Living Organism, or a Fixed Machine? The world is changing rapidly. Just think about how we have
Big Ideas in Education 