I’ve blogged about Sensitivity Analysis a couple of times before (here here and here). It’s a Close Reading activity that involves asking students to read a very short passage from a text carefully and then compare it to a similar version in which the teacher has made small changes. To understand those small changes and…
Yesterday was one of the most intellectually intense days I’ve had in some time, and I came to realize some important things about Check for Understanding. I’m going to try to summarize some of them here. 1) Check for Understanding is quite possibly the single most important group of techniques in terms of building relationships…
I wanted to share an really nice video of Emily Badillo using Cold Call. It’s a crisp 30 second case study in how to use Cold Call to set expectations high while remaining positive, genuine and inclusive. We’re watching her with her 4th grade reading group and there are two Cold Calls. EA.ColdCall.GR4.Badillo.’Interesting new…
Teaching players to see and understand what’s happening around them is a critical issue in coaching–especially in soccer. It’s something I’m writing about in an upcoming book on the topic and it’s something I’ve tried to share other coaches‘ ideas about, especially the idea that some of the work of building perception can happen in…
You’ve probably seen some version of this aphorism if you work in education: They Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care It’s s often given a sort of hallowed stature-it’s a truism & should shape our every decision in the classroom. Maybe that’s why it’s attributed to…