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Sharing Gratitude for Podcast Guest Appearances
I’m always game to talk about education – about pedagogical methods, about the “Why” behind what we do, how things might be changed for improvement, and anything else. Because I’ve been meeting less with my curriculum team and middle school … Continue reading
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Tagged conversation, curricula, curricular development, curriculum, Curriculum Design, discussion, education, guest appearances, integrated studies, integrative studies, interdisciplinary, interdisciplinary studies, learning, mastery learning, mastery teaching, pedagogy, pod, podcasts, questionandanswer, student-centered learning, student-centered teaching, student-led learning, student-led teaching, Teaching
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Teaching Memo: My EdWeek Opinion Article – Hybrid Teaching Dos and Don’ts
Recently, I asked some 6th graders, “How do our to-do lists compare with Ms. M.’s playlists?”
“Yours are awful, Mr. Capone,” came the unflinching reply.
I smiled. “OK. Tell me why.” Continue reading
How to REALLY be Prepared for the 2020-2021 School Year
Are you ready for probable school closures? If schools remain open, are you prepared for that, too? We teachers must be ready for both eventualities. I wrote a concerned email to a supervisor earlier this summer expressing my worry that … Continue reading
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Tagged AMLE, AMLE20, course design, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Curricular Design, curriculum, Curriculum Design, Flexibility, learning, pedagogical approach, pedagogy, Personalization, personalized learning, philosophical shift, teacher, teachers, Teaching
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A Two-Track-Option Approach to Teaching and Learning
We can give students most comfortable with predictability and control over tight scheduling one track/option that suits their needs, and we can give students who prefer a flexible, thinking-skill-driven, personalized learning experience that choice as a second track. Continue reading
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Tagged choice and voice, critical thinking skill teaching, learning, mastery, mastery-based teaching, pedagogical practice, pedagogical strategies, pedagogy, personal learning, personalized learning, skill-based teaching, skill-mastery teaching, student centered teaching, student choice, student voice, student-centered teaching, Teaching, two-track teaching, voice
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