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Scoop.it!
Like many of us committed to public education, I'm constantly searching for what's working and what can be replicated. This year I've discovered two essential ingredients for any successful school system to be effective. Think of these ingredients as the yeast and flour of any kind of bread -- obvious and essential -- and they must be used in combination with each other. I'll name these two staples as "The Destination" and "The Road Map."
Gust MEES's insight:
Check also:
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/21st-century-howto-guide-for-teaching-people/
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/work-sheet-teachers-best-practiceshowto/
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/is-your-professional-development-up-to-date/
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/how-to-prepare-for-giving-a-good-course/
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David Ginsburg helps schools improve teaching and learning. Learn more about David's work, and connect with him through email and LinkedIn. Also, follow him on Twitter.
Letting students take more active roles in their learning doesn't mean teachers should take more passive roles. It means we should take new roles. We should assess students before assisting them. We should prepare for students' mistakes rather than try to prevent them. We should facilitate less whole-group instruction, and more whole-group discussion.
We should do what Yves Kabore has done to enable 6th graders to "fly through" material many 10th graders would find challenging: coach students rather than teach students.
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This article sums up my potential road map for my follow on career.