by edtosavetheworld | Oct 21, 2013 | News and Trends, Stage 3: Critical Thinking
What’s the best mistake you ever made? Often we remind ourselves (and our students) that we can succeed despite failure, but how often do we think about failure as a key step on the path to achievement? That’s the idea behind failing forward. As we shift towards an...
by edtosavetheworld | Sep 11, 2013 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
Today we feature Nancy Kreth, Elementary Science Curriculum and Instruction Specialist for Northside School District in San Antonio, Texas. Her words follow: Transforming Teaching and Learning in a Large District: Our Concept Based Curriculum Journey As a Central...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 21, 2013 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
What do London cab drivers and Michael Jordan have in common? Today we’re excited to post an idea from Liza Enrich, a chemistry teacher in Washington, DC that answers that question. Liza joined us on Sunday for the collaborative and shared her thinking about...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 2, 2013 | Innovation Series
Today we are excited to have Laura Savage as the guest blogger for our How I Innovate series. Laura works in Dhaka, Bangladesh as Education Specialist. Her remarks on how she innovates follow. I work in different countries that receive aid to support the...
by edtosavetheworld | Jul 8, 2013 | News and Trends, Stage 3: Critical Thinking
Two questions: 1) Should we teach students to be critical thinkers? Everyone said yes – right? Excellent! We all agree! Now for the tough one… 2) How would you define critical thinking? Can you do it in one sentence? Hmmm….maybe we have slightly different...
