by edtosavetheworld | Dec 12, 2017 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Stage 3: Critical Thinking, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking, Stage 5: Students as World Changers, Testing and Assessments
In an increasingly complicated world, it is essential that we honor the research-rich past and harness children’s natural curiosity as we look to the future. How do we move beyond surface learning to reach deeper comprehension? What strategies help students make...
by edtosavetheworld | Sep 18, 2015 | Ed2S Fellows
Do you dream of busting out of the factory model of education? Become an Ed to Save the World Fellow and push the boundaries of how we teach and learn! July 6 – 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. Click here for the application or email julie@edtosavetheworld.com for...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 21, 2015 | News and Trends, Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
I’m enrolled in a couple online workshops to learn more about the International Baccalaureate Program and yesterday had to watch the this Tedx Talk by Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs who asserts that the current curriculum is preparing kids for 1992. It’s a fairly...
by edtosavetheworld | Dec 8, 2014 | News and Trends
What does 21st Century Learning or education innovation really mean? It’s a concept that often has assumed agreement — but it needs a lot of unpacking and discussion. There seems to be a set of trends for what topics dominate “education...
by edtosavetheworld | Feb 12, 2014 | Stage 2: Active Processing
We started this week with some thoughts about the current data-driven culture of education, and yesterday we were reminded of the importance of tackling student misconceptions head-on. We came away from these posts with two key principles: Data is only useful when it...
