Inquiry Series, Part 2: What Could a Community of Inquiry Look Like?
Updated: Nov 30, 2021 “The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the curiosity of young minds to satisfy it afterwards.” – Anatole France After exploring reasons […]
Inquiry Series, Part 1: Why Should I Build a Classroom Community of Inquiry?
Updated: Sep 12, 2022 “Identifying problematic situations within the curriculum, posing questions, researching, and reporting depend on and foster a community of inquiry.” –(John Barell, Problem-based Learning: An Inquiry Approach) […]
The Education our Students Need, Part 4: The How
Updated: Nov 29, 2021 In this fourth entry exploring the education that our students need, we circle back to Batelle’s Kids’ Partnership for 21st Century Learning’s four C’s, the skills needed […]
The Education Our Students Need, Part 3: Can Do/Action
Updated: Sep 12, 2022 The What What do students need to be able to do in order to be prepared in today’s world? If we look at the […]
The Education our Students Need, Part 2: Knowledge
Updated: Sep 12, 2022 What do students need to know (knowledge) to be successful today and in the future? When modern educational systems were designed, the intent was to prepare […]
The Education our Students Need, Part 1
Updated: Nov 30, 2021 This is the first post in a four-part series titled “The Education our Students Need”. In this series, the following questions will be explored: 1- Who […]
Create A Culture Of Inquiry in the Classroom
Updated: Apr 28, 2023 I have been on a fifteen-year journey with fellow educators to explore and share the what, why, and how to promote inquiry in the classroom and school […]
Three Questions for a Global Education Shift, Part 2
Updated: Nov 29, 2021 This is Part 2 of a two-part series addressing the kinds of questions we might ask in our continuation to shift from a more traditional to a […]
Three Questions for a Global Education Shift, Part 1
Updated: Nov 29, 2021 January brings feelings of hope, new beginnings, and resolutions focused on specific improvement goals. Many of us have reflected upon our current state of personal affairs and […]
Professional Development: A Gift to Staff that Raises Student Achievement
Updated: Oct 2, 2023 Did you know teacher professional development makes a world of difference in student achievement? The season of giving is upon us. December marks a time of […]