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In our workshop today, we want new teachers to reflect on their “teaching and learning styles.” Our goals through these activities are to help them see themselves as teachers and learners, reflect on what impact their personality has on how they teach and learn, and how this understanding can inform their practice. We bring to…
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In our New Teacher 101 workshop as part of the Center for Teaching’s Summer Institute, Brandi Sabb, one of the co-facilitators, did an activity today that worked really well. She gave teachers very simple instructions as follows: construct a 2-D map of the world from memory that includes the seven continents. work individually, no sharing…
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At the Center for Teaching, we are sponsoring a workshop with teachers who are new to their schools, new to the profession, or changing from a different profession to teaching. Our three-day workshop is focused on “learning the craft” or “getting ready for the classroom.” We have 13 teachers collaborating on a variety of activities…
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The hybrid school movement is growing rapidly in the US. Why are parents and students gravitating towards online learning environments that offer some face-to-face time with teachers? Education Week has spotlighted a new school in Hawaii, Hawaii Technology Academy, that has grown to over 1,000 students in the past few years. In addition to HTA,…
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“If It Ain’t Broke, Experiment.” What a wonderful idea! The quote comes from an article, Why Leaders Don’t Learn from Success, by Francesca Gino and Gary Pasano in the Harvard Business Review. Here is what Gino and Pasano write: “Experimentation is one way to test assumptions and theories about what is needed to achieve high levels of…
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