Professional thought stretcher. Director of @ThoughtStretchr, host of the ThoughtStretchers Podcast.
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Drew Perkins retweeted
Engaging projects are easy. Projects where students build real knowledge are harder.
Our free PBL handbook shows how: our model, a Driving Question template, worked examples and common mistakes to avoid.
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The strange animus progressive educators have toward memorization is baffling to me because it’s something that even the lower kids can excel at if they put the work in.
It’s creativity and critical thinking that require a higher intelligence than some kids possess. Memorization is within their grasp though.
Reyes was born in Uruguay. As a young Spanish-speaking student, she received extra help learning English from her first-grade teacher.
Knowledge and explicit instruction are necessary but would those alone have empowered her to excel as she has?
BREAKING: Judge Reyes has issued a preliminary injunction over the golf course and begins with this:
"Rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President."
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Interesting and useful conversation about civics education moderated by @katebierlytx with @TimothySandefur, @AndrewFLang, and Thomas K. Lindsay, Ph.D.
Lots of resonance with our ThoughtStretchers School of Civic Thought (K-12) work: thoughtstretchers.org/
From a chapter @Map_Addict and I collaborated on. 👇
PBL and inquiry-minded teachers who downplay or denigrate the importance of knowledge and explicit instruction should generally disabused of that idea.
Drew Perkins retweeted
Looking to bring real-world civics to life? 💡
Check out this week's roundup from ThoughtStretchers School of Civic Thought:
• Student budgeting in action 🗳️
• Civil discourse models 🤝
• Classroom resources & grants 📚
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Scripted DI "will only ever elevate us from poor to adequate." 🤔
Why I don't believe in scripted approaches to teaching: On Direct Instruction and direct instruction, and why the distinction matters. danielmuijs.substack.com/p/d…
Drew Perkins retweeted
Hilarious. LOL. Not quite the gotcha you'd imagine, more a case of q.e.d. Unless of course, you really don't think students have prior knowledge and ideas worth exploring or if you don't understand that knowledge has to be constructed, meaning has to be made; you can't just zap your knowledge into your students' heads. But hey, seal claps all round eh?!
John Stuart Mill written about by Engelmann sounds fascinating. 🤔
Especially since Mill's work, as I see it, is primarily about the importance of inquiry which is a cornerstone of Enlightenment civics. thoughtstretchers.org/
Drew Perkins retweeted
.@sladesr on how the Dissident Right is just peddling progressivism under a different banner:
Stephanie Slade talks about parts of the right adopting traditionally leftward policy stances similar to those causing problems in France.
Watch more videos here: tinyurl.com/ec973ayt
Drew Perkins retweeted
Stephanie Slade talks about parts of the right adopting traditionally leftward policy stances similar to those causing problems in France.
Watch more videos here: tinyurl.com/ec973ayt
It's mildly amusing to see proponents of Rosenshine-style direct instruction or just general explicit instruction, seemingly jumping on the Engelmann Direct Instruction Sold a Story train. Seems kinda like a discovery-learning champion hopping on a guided-inquiry advocacy train.
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How much does America's founding rest on Enlightenment liberalism?
On a new ThoughtStretchers Podcast live panel, we explore free speech as the engine of pluralism and restoring civics in K12. Restoring Enlightenment Civics Education wegrowteachers.com/thoughtst…
I really enjoyed my conversation with Ronnie London from @TheFIREorg, @racheldhumph of @BRInstitute, and @MsLCottrell who works with the @JackMillerCtr. We recorded this live at the DC Festival of Education.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Restoring Enlightenment Civics | 🔗 👇
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Restoring Enlightenment Civics wegrowteachers.com/thoughtst…
