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Two years ago, I was saying “do you have any questions?”. Last year I switched to “what questions do you have?” It made a difference. Today I tried “ask me two questions”. And they did! And those ?s led to more ?s. It amazes me that the littlest things have such a big impact!
I can’t take any credit for this idea. I heard someone mention it at #TMC18. Anybody know who it was?? I would love to give credit where credit is due.
Not sure who mentioned it at TMC, but shoutout to @howie_hua for starting this!
One of the things I commonly hear Ts say about our work as educators is that we need to prepare kids for college or the world (hopefully both).
I’ve said that myself, so I’d like to unpack that a little. A thread... 1/ #DisruptTexts
I’ve said that myself, so I’d like to unpack that a little. A thread... 1/ #DisruptTexts
Preparing kids for college and/or the world is a line of reasoning I’ve often heard used to justify practices that Ts believe will help kids succeed.
We need to give homework, tests, exams b/c that’s how they’ll be measured. 2/
We need to give homework, tests, exams b/c that’s how they’ll be measured. 2/
Or that Ss will need to know X, Y, or Z b/c that’s what college professors expect.
In the ELA world, this line of reasoning justifies teaching everything from the 5-paragraph essay to isolated grammar practice to reading Shakespeare. 3/
In the ELA world, this line of reasoning justifies teaching everything from the 5-paragraph essay to isolated grammar practice to reading Shakespeare. 3/
