by edtosavetheworld | Aug 3, 2020 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
This blog is part one of our series on equity. It includes adapted excerpts from our new book, Learning that Transfers, publishing March 2021. Transfer of learning entails applying our previous learning to new situations. Unfortunately, both children and adults are...
by edtosavetheworld | Jul 15, 2020 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
This blog is an excerpt from the manuscript of our forthcoming book, Learning that Transfers, publishing March 2021 “Why do we have to know this?” It’s the age-old question students pose when they doubt the importance of the content they’re asked to learn. It’s hard...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 11, 2020 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Uncategorized
By Nathalie Lauriault Lire en français ici. Some language teachers claim that students should spend a lot of time on repetition and memorization of vocabulary words before they ever do any type of thinking about content. However, it helps to think about teaching a new...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 10, 2019 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Stage 5: Students as World Changers
This post first appeared on Corwin Connect. Most often when we ask teachers about why they want their students to learn certain topics, we hear teachers say that they hope their students will lead productive lives in the future. They want students to be strong...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 12, 2018 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
This blog first appeared on Share My Lesson Spread the word: The triangle is not the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. Why does this matter? All good teachers savor “aha” moments—when students demonstrate deep understanding, make connections, or transfer their learning to new...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 16, 2018 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Stage 5: Students as World Changers, Testing and Assessments
This blog first appeared on Corwin Connect. Education researcher John Hattie’s ground-breaking research about the factors that influence student achievement gives us much to think about in terms of our habits and practices. It helps us to prioritize initiatives,...
