Secret Life of Learning
Whitney Whealdon, Molly Minnick DePasqualeFor quiet reformers asking what learning really is, how the system distorts it, and whether tech can support something better.
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| Issues | 72 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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Stop Watching the Scoreboard
I finished watching the Saban documentary on ESPN. In it Coach Saban describes “the process” which he developed following advice from Dr. Rosen, a sports psychiatrist. Rosen suggested that Nick Saban and his players stop focusing on the sco...
Fit for Purpose
In my first post, I described how Saban’s “process” for coaching football teams can be applied to education: we need a clear vision for reading comprehension to help define the actions we take and focus on executing flawlessly every day. As...
How to Improve the Process
In my previous post, I argued that we need to focus our instructional processes less on what is “right” or “wrong” for students and more on what matches the desired learning. So why do our current systems for instruction and assessment make...
How to Grow Comprehension
In my previous post, I claimed that “We have to change the conditions in which we are growing comprehension” and that “instead of settling for weeds that look like a green lawn, we actually have to grow grass.”
To actually grow grass, we n...
When Green Does Not Mean Good Growth
As we move from the heat of summer into the less punishing fall, I’ve noticed something about my grass: it’s unhealthy. What was once a sea of green is now spotty. When it was at its greenest, if I looked closely, I would have found a lot o...
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Former state education and curriculum leader turned tech translator at Learning Tapestry and co-founder of Wonderwood, the knowledge-building app for curious kids
Educator, believer in public schools, boy mom and math nerd. Passionate about helping systems focus, connect and prioritize.
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