This blog is the sixth and final part of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see the first post, second post, third post, fourth post, and fifth post. What if we plan backwards from students’ ability to transfer their learning to
Welp. We’re still here, in this not-so-fun space of teaching during a pandemic. Can a simple shift in mindset offer much-needed energy and impact on student learning? So glad you asked. Turns out, yes! The challenge we face as teachers is to reorient our classrooms so that transfer is the
The question for our generation of teachers is this: How do we design lessons that will prepare students to solve problems that adults can’t currently solve? In other words, how can they transfer what they’ve learned in school to make sense of the world and