If you're not learning with intention, then why are you learning at all? I remember sitting in our high school’s auditorium waiting for--what I expected to be--the usual, run-of-the-mill assembly...
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If there’s one thing I know about mastery, it’s that experts master the basics first before building upon them... Some of the finest athletic coaches will agree--including Vince Lombardi, former...
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I've been doing a lot of thinking about our learners these days. As teachers, we strive to make an impact on their lives by pointing them in the direction of...
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So there I was, thirty sets of eyes on me, fumbling awkwardly at my computer, trying desperately to get the school’s video announcements going before my class went into technological mutiny....
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How do we take our writers to the next level? Sure, we can teach them to generate and organize ideas, but how do we get them to engage with these ideas...
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No matter what track they're on, all high school students are expected to master the art of argumentative writing before they get that coveted diploma. As teachers of AICE General Paper, AICE...
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The art of summarizing is a lot harder than it sounds, but it's an essential part of the note taking process... Being able to effectively summarize information will help students expeditiously...
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Teacher: "Ok, teams, for your research, you'll need to examine the issue through multiple perspectives. Mmm-kay?" Student (during presentation of research): "When I did my research from the environmental perspective,...
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Quarter 1 has a lot to do with getting your students acquainted with global issues, filling the "blank slate"--so to speak—with those basics that’ll lay the groundwork for deeper research later....
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When they first arrive on our doorstep, our students are convinced that they're masters of argumentation: So confident they are (I say this in love), that when we tell them we're going to...
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