by mihailearningtransfer | Oct 13, 2021 | LTT
This summer I enrolled in the level 3 advanced course about Authentic Assessments prepared by the Learning that Transfers Team. The holidays are some of the best times for learning and after 6 weeks of intense study, collaboration, and reflections it was clear this...
by juliakbriggs | Sep 27, 2021 | Julia Briggs, Life as an LTT Educator, LTT
Hello educators! Last week I continued with my ‘shifts in practice’ journey, moving on to shifts in the role of curriculum and instruction. Roles of curriculum and instruction Having spent a couple of weeks focused on shifts with respect to teacher and...
by edtosavetheworld | May 15, 2014 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
What if learning isn’t the goal of school? In an Edweek article that sure to rock all of our boats, Marc Prensky argues: “The real goal of education, and of school, is becoming—becoming a “good” person and becoming a more capable person than when you...
by edtosavetheworld | May 13, 2014 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
Step back and think about what your thinking looks like to your students. If you’re like many knowledgeable educators it may not look like thinking at all. In fact, it might appear to students that you just magically have the answers and insights they are...
by edtosavetheworld | Mar 6, 2014 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
By and large, formal schooling is set up to push learning onto students. Adults decide what they need to learn and when they will learn it. Students show up and (most?) take notes and complete exercises. Contrast that with learning that students pull because they have...
