I asked my 7-year old son a simple #blog4reform question: If you could change school so that you’d love to be there, what would you do?
Here’s what he said before going back to drawing:
Don’t tell people how long they should write their sentences. Let them pick out what they want to write so they [...]
This past week I rediscovered the UVA Young Writers Workshop. I’ve been looking around for out-of-school learning opportunities that could replace parts of the traditional school day to bring more authentic work into schools without diluting the power or appeal of the programs. Too Quixotic?
Margo Figgins, an associate professor with the university’s Curry School [...]
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 [...]
Chad teaches humanities at a charter school and blogs on reforming classroom practice and democratic education.
