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Tag Archives: Good Teaching
It’s Not About Blaming Teachers, It’s About Locus of Control
I keep writing about, and presenting about, how teachers need to teach differently… Pretty soon you'll start thinking that I'm blaming teachers for the challenges in our schools… Most of what I write about in this blog is educational change, … Continue reading
Not All Motivators Are Created Equal
I continue to get questions from educators about motivating seemingly unmotivated students. The teachers are often frustrated because they are “trying hard” and “working hard,” but with little to no payoff. When I talk more with those teachers, I find … Continue reading
Sometimes Humor is the Best Way to Correct Behavior
So, one of your hard to teach student has just acted up in class again. Or maybe he isn't acting out, but just won't do the assignment or get into the lesson. What do you do? You've got to do … Continue reading
Posted in Inviting Schools
Tagged Behavior, Classroom Management, Good Teaching, Helping Students Succeed, Humor, Motivating Underachievers
We Must Do More Than Fill Students’ Vessels
I was especially dissatisfied with my own teaching when I started. Early in my teaching career, I was presented with a paradox that continues to shape my interests in education. When I was teaching high school computer application courses, my … Continue reading
Making Lessons Interesting 2
It may not be possible to always tie curriculum into the students’ interests, even when teachers know their students well. I do believe, however, that we can make things interesting. Take, for example, adjectives. This is typically a topic that … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Order Thinking, Motivation
Tagged Good Teaching, interests/Interesting, Intrinsic Motivation, Student Engagement
Making Lessons Interesting 1
Intrinsic motivation (things that we're interested in) is probably our most powerful motivator. Interest as a motivator is not just building on what students are already interested in. It is also about making things interesting. Can you use novelty? Can … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Good Teaching, interests/Interesting, Intrinsic Motivation
What’s to Blame for Kids Not Learning?
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I believe all students can learn. You know I think there are “easy to teach” students and “hard to teach” students, but I think they all can learn. So … Continue reading
What Makes for Good Learning Experiences?
The more we try to to help build the talents of every student and help every learner succeed in school, the more we have to be deliberate about creating good learning experiences in our classrooms. I have certainly added to … Continue reading
Thinking of Instruction as Two Types
When our pilot teachers were visiting a school that is a little further along than we are at implementing Customized Learning, a colleague and I got talking about how we (us and our colleagues) had a lot of work to … Continue reading
School is Boring
School is boring. We all know it. Kids know it. Parents know it, but don’t want to think about it. We teachers know it, too, but defend it. In some small way, I think we don’t want to think that … Continue reading
