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The Things I think about when I Differentiate

Posted on May 11, 2015 by J Rafael Angel

I recently posted this entry in my blog Ser y Estar at http://rafangel.wordpress.com Many good and tough experiences with differentiation have made me realize that differentiation is not something that we must do because some students need help, or because … Continue reading →

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Questions and Implementing the Curriculum

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Big Ideas in Education Blog

        Of late, I am very keen on considering the questions and language that we use when implementing and designing the curriculum. Questioning the curriculum itself, in addition to being aware of our questions that we put … Continue reading →

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The URGE to Inquire

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Tanya de Hoog

Since the dawn of time, humans have been plagued by urges: primal urges, creative urges, instinctual urges, relational urges…When we have an urge we are propelled to act by either delving into the urge, or repressing it. Learning urges are … Continue reading →

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The Power of Simple Provocation

Posted on July 11, 2013 by sherrattsam

Urban Safari Please click the hyperlink just above this and take a look at the Powerpoint before reading the rest of this! This Powerpoint was made as part of my daughter’s homework during a unit of inquiry about living things … Continue reading →

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Designing Learning Landscapes

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Julie Milligan

The problem of keeping knowledge alive, of preventing it from becoming inert, is the central problem of all education. (Whitehead, 1967). Great expectations exist for educational systems to shift to meet the needs of today’s learner. Educational organizations, around the … Continue reading →

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Define questions; discover answers…

Posted on September 19, 2012 by graingered

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein Cross posted from original post at KARE Givers      Traditional school curriculum defines answers and makes up questions. We need curriculum that defines … Continue reading →

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Student Designed Curriculum

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Michael Kaechele

This was originally posted on my blog Concrete Classroom. Last year was my first year at a new PBL high school. Before school started I created a year-long scope and sequence of what topics our projects would be and what … Continue reading →

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