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The Starting Point

24 Jul 2021 John Schinker

“I saw student choice. The kids were writing their own songs. It was definitely DOK-4.” We were debriefing an instructional rounds experience after observing a fourth grade music class. The teacher-observer was pretty insistent that this was engaged, student-directed learning … Continue reading The Starting Point

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Next Steps

26 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 John Schinker

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what fall looks like. When we started this adventure six weeks ago, we told ourselves that it was temporary. We’re going to stay home for a couple weeks. That might drag into a … Continue reading Next Steps

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Do We Need Teachers?

2 Jul 201627 Dec 2020 John Schinker

A couple months ago, I surveyed the teachers in my district about classroom technology. Over the last few years, we have focused a lot on improving student access to technology. While this has meant unprecedented growth in tech resources available … Continue reading Do We Need Teachers?

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Remembering Bob Sprankle

12 Dec 201512 Dec 2015 John Schinker

This is an excerpt from a post I wrote in February, 2008: In the fall of 2005, I had read about podcasts, and was very interested in them. I drive 40 minutes each way to and from work every day. … Continue reading Remembering Bob Sprankle

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Don’t Waste Their Time

26 Aug 20147 Feb 2021 John Schinker

When I was in high school, I joined an Explorers group of future teachers that met monthly to get experience and information about the teaching profession from teachers and university professors. One month, we had a high school English teacher … Continue reading Don’t Waste Their Time

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When do Children Learn Best?

31 Aug 20126 Mar 2021 John Schinker

On August 27, 2012, Zac Chase presented the opening keynote for our school district’s professional development day. His talk was titled “When do Children Learn Best?” Zac may be found on Twitter at @mrchase and he blogs at autodizactic.com. Special … Continue reading When do Children Learn Best?

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  1. John Schinker on Did I Really Write This?15 Dec 2022

    Here's what ChatGPT generated: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION? The role of technology in education is to…

  2. doowopcity on Ain’t That America?5 Jul 2022

    The last two paragraphs are the opposite of what's happening. In the last three decades, we STOPPED teaching students to…

  3. Ryan Collins (@mr_rcollins) on Unzoomed21 Feb 2022

    The world is moving to remote work, and if we are not preparing our students to be able to communicate,…

  4. Dr. Nina on What Do Grades Mean?29 Jan 2022

    Excellent article! This is so true and so very, very sad: "We have sacrificed fostering a love of learning for…

  5. cathyroderick on Freedom1 Sep 2021

    Perfectly said, as usual.

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