by admin | Aug 6, 2010 | Blog
As scientists any problem-solving process usually grabs our attention. At the age of ten I became totally fascinated with reading mysteries. The very best part of the process was solving the mystery before I reached the end of the book. For two years I read every...
by admin | Mar 23, 2010 | Blog
Some years ago, I was working with a group of sixth grade teachers, looking at student work. A science teacher in the group shared an end of unit test from class study of the laws of motion. On the front side was a multiple choice section, and on the back were several...
by admin | Mar 16, 2010 | Blog
Academic Dialogue isn’t the teacher asking questions and then calling on students one at a time. Students need to publically communicate their ideas and work to help each other as well as respond to the teacher. Creating a community of learners is the key to rigorous...
