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“The tyranny of the curriculum” #TEDx @ThinkThankThunk

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An extraordinary 17 minutes about the intersections of 1) our personal interests and passions, 2) the “interdisciplinarity” of life, and 3) the world as external audience looking for an improved world.

Well…no, that’s not exactly right. It’s really about widening and deepening the options of school so that “school” is more well aligned with what life beyond school demands of us and the leaders we need.

And Shawn wonderfully wants it to be ordinary. Not “extraordinary.”

Go BIG!

HT @occam98 (THANK YOU!)

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  • The Stereotypes That Distort How Americans Teach and Learn Math – Jo Boaler – The Atlantic

    “All of my research studies have shown that when mathematics is opened up and broader math is taught—math that includes problem solving, reasoning, representing ideas in multiple forms, and question asking—students perform at higher levels, more students take advanced mathematics, and achievement is more equitable.”

    tags: math commoncore Common_Core JoBoaler mindset #MustRead

    • When all aspects of mathematics are encouraged, rather than procedure execution alone, many more students contribute and feel valued.
    • I refer to this broadening and opening of the mathematics taught in classrooms as mathematical democratization. When we open mathematics we also open the doors of math achievement and many more students succeed.
    • In mathematics education we suffer from the widespread, distinctly American idea that only some people can be “math people.” This idea has been disproved by scientific research showing the incredible potential of the brain to grow and adapt.

  • Expose and Own Your Failures – Explore Create Repeat – by 4ormat

    tags: failure success feedback assessment #MustRead

  • Does Teaching Kids To Get ‘Gritty’ Help Them Get Ahead? : NPR

    In the sixth paragraph from the END of the article, I think the reporter finally gets to a fundamental, key aspect – making space for learners to pursue their passions and interests and curiosities!

    tags: Grit mindset #MustRead

    • “I don’t think people can become truly gritty and great at things they don’t love,” Duckworth says. “So when we try to develop grit in kids, we also need to find and help them cultivate their passions. That’s as much a part of the equation here as the hard work and the persistence.”
    • It’s a little bit of a chicken-and-egg kind of question. Passion may drive kids to be gritty, but being gritty and able to tolerate failure also enables kids to develop and pursue a passion.

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  • Letter Grades Deserve an ‘F’ – Jessica Lahey – The Atlantic

    A really good, quick piece on grading, assessment, and standards-based learning. Contains some worthwhile links and interesting comments to explore and dig deeper. HT @meghancureton

    tags: assessment grades standards sbg grading learning #MustRead commoncore Common_Core learningoutcomes

    • The goal in her classroom is no longer points or grades, but mastery. Students are held accountable not for the maximum points total assigned to a homework set, but for mastery of the concepts it contains.
    • Teaching and learning with an eye toward mastery of a defined list of competencies circumvents many of the pitfalls that points-based grading causes.

  • Playful learning: Where a rich curriculum meets a playful pedagogy | Preschool Matters… Today!

    “The Capulets and Montagues of early childhood have long battled over their vision for a perfect preschool education.  Should young children be immersed in a core curriculum replete with numbers and letters or in a playful context that stimulates creative discovery?  The ‘preschool war’ leaves educators torn and embattled politicians in deadlock.  Playful learning offers one way to reframe the debate by nesting a rich core curriculum within a playful pedagogy.”

    HT @kellyBKelly2001

    tags: preschool play play-based playful learning #MustRead

    • Playful learning is a whole-child approach to education that includes both free play and guided play.
    • It refers to play in a structured environment around a general curricular goal that is designed to stimulate children’s natural curiosity, exploration, and play with learning-oriented materials.[xxii]  In guided play, learning remains child-directed. This is a key point.  Children learn targeted information through exploration of a well-designed and structured environment (e.g. Montessori[xxiii]) and through the support of adults who ask open-ended questions to gently guide the child’s exploration.
    • Guided play allows children to become engaged; didactic instruction helps them memorize but not transfer what they have learned.
    • Guided play helps constrain what children should be focusing on; free play leaves the field too open and does not help children focus on the target outcomes.
    • It is possible to have a curriculum rich in learning goals that is delivered in a playful pedagogy.

  • Design Thinking: Tools to help make thinking visible \ The Lab

    “The British science, technology and arts research organisation Nesta, along with European social innovation experts, have pulled together their top 30 tools for social innovation. Many of them have immediate uses for helping plan and structure design thinking activities in the classroom. We explain some of those that have the most immediate value for learning.”

    HT @jbrettjacobsen

    tags: designthinking design thinking design_thinking innovation social entrepreneurship iDiploma #MustRead

  • The Disturbing Transformation of Kindergarten | TRUTH ABOUT EDUCATION

    “hey are hyper-focused on how students perform, but they ignore how students learn”

    tags: kindergarten play #MustRead

    • they are hyper-focused on how students perform, but they ignore how students learn
    • How can teachers hold all children to the same standards when they are not all the same?
    • Play is essential in kindergarten
    • There is a wide range of acceptable developmental levels in kindergarten; so a fluid classroom enables teachers to observe where each child is and adjust the curriculum accordingly.
    • if we want our youngest to actually learn, we will demand the return of developmentally appropriate kindergarten.

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