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Giving 19.8%

Thanks to Cooperative Catalyst (@coopcatalyst) I’ve been experimenting with self-directed learning in the public school classroom for the past three weeks. I’ve set aside 19.8% of class time for self-directed learning during a 20-25 minute station three times weekly. I’m 80.1% shy of my goal, but it’s a start.
Using a graphic organizer, students have self-identified [...]

Posted 24 March 2010 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Student-sourced Curriculum & All But Graduated

What’s the goal of differentiation? Mastery of a curriculum? Inquiry-based life-long learning? Relationship building?
Can we ask the question another way: what is school?
Is it 1:1 learning? Is it 1:1 curriculum? Is it 1:1 access to “the best of what’s been thought and said?” Is it the 1:1:1:1:1… replication of workers or citizens?
We have the tools [...]

Posted 31 January 2010 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

CUT TO MOOSE

When a student asks me a question, I try to answer with a question. Call it Socratic Method Lite.

However, there’s one question I keep answering over and over again, and I need to stop. Whenever a student asks me, “Why does this matter?”, I’m ready with one of three flavors of [...]

Posted 04 November 2009 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,