by edtosavetheworld | May 14, 2015 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
Imagine the following classroom assignment: Explain the causes and impacts of the Great Influenza outbreak of 1918 Photo credit:http://www.jhsph.edu/sebin/f/l/bluedeath1.jpg If we want to save the world, we need to learn to prevent (or at least very effectively treat)...
by edtosavetheworld | Dec 19, 2014 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
If you have been in education long enough I guarantee you have heard this phrase: But I have to teach that way – I need to prepare them for college. It’s a sentence we’re heard uttered middle through high school, about all types of teaching: lecturing, high stakes...
by edtosavetheworld | Dec 15, 2014 | News and Trends, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
One way to look at the world is to divide it into adaptive and technical challenges and solutions. For example if I am a teacher using a math textbook that is outdated, I can solve that problem with a technical solution, a new textbook. If, however, my challenge is...
by edtosavetheworld | Oct 23, 2014 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
In my first years as a teacher, I spent hours and hours preparing for each lesson plan…and we should make sure they are very carefully thought out! But I’ve changed the questions that I ask myself when planning. I used to think… What information or...
by edtosavetheworld | Oct 21, 2014 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
Currently, K-12 science education in the United States…does not provide students with engaging opportunities to experience how science is actually done. -National Research Council Stage 4 of our framework emphasizes disciplinary thinking, which includes the ways...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 13, 2014 | Book Club, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
The Smartest Kids in the World has me thinking a lot about the different disciplines, especially math. Sure, kids have “favorite” subjects ranging from Art to Science, depending on the kid and usually on the quality of the teacher. But for some reason...
