Retrieval practice is so important in helping learners retain knowledge. Love to see more and more of it.
One of the most common opportunities to improve though is in avoiding very general questions. Eg “What’s one thing you remember from yesterday’s lesson?”
This Q will likely result in learners recalling the easiest thing, the most familiar… Ie “low hanging fruit.” Much better to say: “Yesterday we talked about four key principles of x. What were they (or even: how many can you recall?) and which one did we discuss as being the most important?” Now learners are prompted to recall full schema and to recall things that don’t come easily.
Rediscovering Knowledge as the Key to Reading https://t.co/0UZTmuOgSE
Among high school students, the differences in performance on a reading test are largely due to knowledge.
https://t.co/6uVC2N206b
AI adoption in education requires thoughtful and intentional approaches. Dr Lily Abadal makes excellent distinctions between the changes inspired by the printing press and the potential changes AI may bring. They are NOT the same.
@C_Hendrick Wonderful summary
The key skill is not applying a formula but making sophisticated, real-time predictions about a learner’s needs. It involves navigating the uncertain boundary between difficulty that aids learning and difficulty that impedes it, a human judgment
ICYMI - The Soft Bigotry of Education Blather: More dismal NAEP results call for a clear, decisive response from the field. What we get is self-serving gobbledygook. https://t.co/u3haKEGrR5
Options Middle College High School recently held a press conference with @SWC_college to share the news about the unique dual enrollment program that allows high school students to earn college credits while completing their diploma. School begins August 12th! #SUHSD
Great progress at Mar Vista High School as construction crews lifted the brand-new press box into place as part of the stadium modernization project. Step by step, we’re building a top-notch facility for our Mariner community to enjoy for years to come! #SUHSD
Construction is happening at Mar Vista Academy! Soon a new main office building will be complete — a project that is set to enhance our campus and better serve our students, staff, and families. Stay tuned for more updates as progress continues! #SUHSD
Elmores third principle for instructional improvement highlights SUHSD approach to professional development If we don’t see changes in the content , teacher knowledge and skills , and student understanding of the content then we won’t improve student learning
Richard Elmore, Harvard Graduate School of Education, clarifies what schools and districts can do to improve student learning in his 2008 article
To paraphrase the political theorist James Carville, "It's about the instruction, stupid!" 😉