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Letting Go of Teaching

I do seem to remember a process where you people ask me questions and I give you answers, and then I ask you questions and you give me answers, and that’s the way we find out things. I think I read that in a manual somewhere.
-Dr. Heywood Floyd,

Posted 14 June 2010 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#edchat Pre-game: Spock & Vger ROFL

Here is today’s leading #edchat question:
How does the internet change the role of content and prior knowledge?
It doesn’t. Kids still need a personal stake in both to create meaning.  While everyone can learn content and has prior-knowledge, school-valued content and prior knowledge remain commodities that some have and some do not.  I would further [...]

Posted 01 February 2010 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Republics of Change

Relationships come first in a joyful classroom. Students’ success and their enjoyment of it depend on positive relationships at school. Certainly, students need to feel safe around their classmates in order to take the academic risks that lead to meaning-making. Students unwilling to share any of themselves with others will have a [...]

Posted 07 October 2009 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , ,