Charts & Challenges
During the second full week of school, I was feeling pretty pleased with how well things were going. We had created “I” Charts (I for Independent) for 3 of the Daily 5 literacy tasks, practiced them...
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Can we just flip the homework?
The lesson has been taught and there are a few minutes remaining in the class period. Of course, this means that students can get a head start on their homework. I sit in on a lot of lessons in my role...
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How's it going?
When learners enter my class the first day of the semester, they typically see the following projected on the front board: Sooner or later, the cups draw a learner’s attention and the question is...
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Which tool makes sense?
Confession of a control-freak: I want lessons to run smoothly (exactly the way I envision them). I have written about this issue before and my efforts to give learners more control in the classroom. If...
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When is it okay to use a calculator?
All too often, I run into teachers (both preservice and inservice) lamenting that kids are using calculators to compute something simple, like 6 x 7. These teachers express their frustration by...
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Where should we focus our efforts?
During the Second World War, Allied bombers were sustaining heavy damage from flak and bullets while flying missions over Germany. Many of these bombers failed to return to their bases in Britain. A...
View ArticleResponses to “Practicing Democracy”
Please use this forum to discuss Westhieimer’s article “Practicing Democracy.” (This can be found in the Summer/Fall 2013 issue of Colleagues, pages 12-18.) For those of you who are in my EDF 315...
View ArticleResponse: Michigan Fails Students with Poor Teacher Prep
This weekend my mother handed me a newspaper (what’s this?) and requested that I read the full-page full-color article: “Michigan Fails Students with Poor Teacher Prep.” As an employee of GVSU’s...
View ArticleWhy I Let My Students Cheat on Their Game Theory Exam
A UCLA professor allows his students to cheat on his game theory exam, he even allowed bribery without reporting it to the dean (although he would not actually accept the bribes). Taking a flipped...
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Learning Redesigned: Can Gamification Save Higher Education?
A thought provoking article on how video games can fill a perceived gap in higher education. The article also nicely addresses a technological angle and how video games are an under-utilized piece of...
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