Sunday, March 15, 2015

JOSE VILSON

Jose Vilson, author of "This is not a test". Speaking at Shanker Institute


 

Friday, March 13, 2015

PROBLEM SOLVING


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

HABITS OF MIND

Arthur Costa defines "Habits of Mind"



Deb Meier's "5 Habits of Mind"

Deborah Meier (an educational reformer, writer, and activist) believes that schools should teach students a specific set of skills in order to be highly effective. The skills, also known as ‘habits of mind,’ include:

Significance (why it is important)
Perspective (what is the point of view)
Evidence (how do you know)
Connection (how does it apply)
Supposition (what if it were different

Thursday, March 5, 2015

'YOU CANNOT HEAR JIMMY...'



Multiple perspectives.
Is "hear" a metaphor
Or, I (we) hear Jimmy differently?
Research question: Who REALLY hears Jimmy?