Today’s post was written by a 2015 Ed2Save Fellow, Jessie Mouw. Her Fellow’s Project is to promote and redefine the importance of failure as a natural and important part of the learning process. Her words follow: The Case for Failure-Friendly Schools… Read More ›
Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
What does differentiation look like in the classroom?
Differentiation is a word that is used often in education — but I worry there is a lack of consensus on what it means, it’s purpose and what it looks like in the classroom. Here is an attempt to distill the… Read More ›
What does differentiation really mean?
Lately, and rightly so, there seems to be a lot of buzz around differentiation, personalized learning, personalization, individualization… and many folks are trying to distinguish among them. The MAJOR distinction, it seems, is whether or not the goals of students remain… Read More ›
Build a culture of cooperative learning
“Cooperative learning is an unusually strong psychological success story.” In their article from Educational Researcher, University of Minnesota professors David Johnson & Roger Johnson cite more than 1,200 studies comparing cooperative, competitive, and individualistic learning structures, with cooperation emerging the… Read More ›
Why the first week of school needs to be rigorous
Ask students and they’ll tell you: the first week of school is a throw-away. Yesterday, I interviewed a group of kids nearing the end of their summer camp experience about the start of a new school year. When I asked, “What… Read More ›
3 key resources to help with joy and efficiency
Yesterday we set you up with a simple tool for reflecting on your past attempts to create a strong culture of learning in your school. Today, we offer the words of three experts in creating joyful, efficient classrooms. Take a few minutes… Read More ›
3 keys to a culture of learning
A new school year is just around the corner, which means that most of us are trading in sunshine and travel for lesson plans and class rosters. Yes, it’s a bit sad to leave summer behind, to set our morning alarms… Read More ›
