Tag Archives: personalized learning

It’s Time to End Direct Instruction

Posted on 2020/10/26 by Steve Capone

Direct instruction. I’ll tell you what you need to know. You record it, train yourself to know it, and then repeat it back, apply it to something else, or synthesize that knowledge plus some other knowledge in producing original work. … Continue reading →

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How to REALLY be Prepared for the 2020-2021 School Year

Posted on 2020/08/17 by Steve Capone

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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A Two-Track-Option Approach to Teaching and Learning

Posted on 2020/07/20 by Steve Capone

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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