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In my post, What is Understanding, I propose at least five components that a classroom needs for students to achieve deeper understanding of the content. I would argue that unless we (educators) rethink our content-driven approach to teaching we will be unable to move beyond the simple “remembering” that happens for quizzes and tests, but…
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This question, what is understanding, should be at the center of our conversation about how to improve our schools. As educators, we have a responsibility to know what the research tells us about how to achieve deep understanding of the ideas we expect students to learn. Too much of what we teach and how we teach promotes…
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Quantum Progress has now posted two thoughtful and engaging blog posts on the relevance of an AP approach to teaching advanced curriculum in high schools. I think the postings contain clear and logical arguments for why the AP program is an insufficient vehicle to teach advanced science effectively, unless your measure of success is getting…
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In their book, Living on the Future Edge, Ian Jukes, et.al. use the term disruptive innovations. They devote a chapter (chapter 9) to this concept which they argue is at the heart of why we need to rethink our structures for educating students in the 21st Century. They reference a number of works, most notably,…
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