We need a particular type of innovation, the kind that makes the world a better place. This generation of young people needs to solve problems with a level of complexity and magnitude rarely seen over the course of human history. Pollution and contamination of the environment,
What if we could truly do school differently? Picture a fifth grader who has identified animals as one of her passions. She has chosen to work on the problem of endangered species and make recommendations for improving the situation. Monday morning starts off with a Skype
Imagine being a child moving through a K-12 educational system. In kindergarten, the teacher reads a silly, fun story aloud as the class listens intently. With prompting and support, the teacher asks students to identify the characters in the story. The students cheerfully tell the
Having a growth mindset means focusing on effort, revision of work, and learning from each situation in order to develop intelligence. But do traditional curriculum design efforts lend themselves to this type of thinking? Usually not. Traditional curriculum is often linear, and students are tested
How many times are you, as an educator, encouraged to consider a new initiative that is sure to improve teaching and learning? Do you immediately jump on board—or do you sit back and listen critically in the training, asking yourself “Does this make sense, based
Many educators around the world are familiar with H. Lynn Erickson’s Structure of Knowledge. More recently, people are discovering the Structure of Process. What is the difference? Why is it important to know each Structure as a Concept-Based teacher? Let’s look first at the two
How did you learn mathematics at school? What was your experience with mathematics? Unfortunately, besides math educators, many people report negative experiences in the classroom due to an overemphasis on rote memorization with little understanding of the underlying concepts of mathematics. According to Dr H. Lynn