by edtosavetheworld | Oct 22, 2013 | Stage 3: Critical Thinking
If you’ve been teaching for a while, you can probably predict the flaws in thinking that your students will have for each new concept or topic. How do we use this as a teaching tool? It can be difficult to cultivate the habit of examining our own thinking...
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 | Sep 6, 2013 | Innovation Series
Today we feature Start Up Weekend, a non-profit designed to spur innovation through an intense 54 hours of working in teams to pitch, select and build start ups. From their website: Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees bring their best ideas and...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 20, 2013 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
If you’re like me, you often struggle with bringing joy into the classroom in a way that doesn’t feel like it’s wasting time away from academic work. A popular strategy is playing a game that reviews previously learned content in preparation for a...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 6, 2013 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership
Every Tuesday we will post a quick idea that you can try right away. Here’s the first one. Stage 1 of our Framework asserts that learning is never over and that a culture of adult learning, risk taking and growth is the foundation of school transformation. Our...
