Metacognition requires awareness of one’s processes and control of those to be applied and regulated to improve thinking in other settings or for other problems. This is a far more rich construct than is used by many teachers. #education #teaching #highered #highschool
“As Bruner minds us, a theory of instruction is a political theory and those who formulate pedagogy without regard to the wider educational context merit being ignored.” #education #teaching
Advocates who speak with assurance they understand #learning and the know *the* method of #teaching are charlatans. They may not know it, but they are. #education #teacherlife #highered #highschool #teachertips
In basic science the shots can never be called in advance—or by definition the enterprise is not basic science. -Lewis Thomas #science
The problem with clear objectives to start your lesson is they are abstract at a level that distracts students from the task. #teaching #education
When we seek clarity in classrooms, we often discard ambiguity which helps students find connections and prompts them to ask questions. #education #teaching #teachchat #TeachBetter
A blog post on data quality, now with audio:
https://hackscience.education/2018/05/23/on-data-and-the-quality-of-data/
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator