by Jim Knight | Jul 12, 2013 | Self-Coaching, Teaching Strategies |
This is a column I wrote for a different blog a few years back. I recently received an email asking a great question: “Where can I find good Thinking Prompts for my math class?” Thinking Prompts, in case you don’t know, are provocative objects we...
by Jim Knight | Apr 22, 2013 | Professional Learning, School Reform, Self-Coaching |
This is a guest post by Dennis Sparks, Emeritus Executive Director of the National Staff Development Council, now known as Learning Forward. Dennis’ blog, “Dennis Sparks on Leading and Learning,” can be found at dennissparks.wordpress.com....
by Jim Knight | Mar 15, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Self-Coaching, Teaching Strategies |
I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. Oliver Wendell Holmes If you haven’t seen it, I suggest you watch Joe Smith’s four and a half-minute explanation of how to...
by Jim Knight | Feb 22, 2013 | Learning From Video, Self-Coaching |
For most of my career, I’ve been studying teacher growth. I’ve found, as I’m sure many readers have found, that one-shot workshops and other quick-fix forms of professional development often have little impact on teaching and learning. For that reason, my colleagues...
by Jim Knight | Jan 28, 2013 | Professional Learning, Self-Coaching |
Sharon Thomas is an outstanding teacher who truly inspires me with her deep commitment to students. She is also one of the most positive people I know. I asked her to write this column about what it takes to choose to see the world from an optimistic perspective,...
by Jim Knight | Jan 3, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Learning From Video, Self-Coaching |
The [think different] ad campaign … reveals a fundamental difference between radical innovators and mediocre copycats: the former believe in their customer’s dreams and their ability to change the world; the latter see their customers as dollar signs and nothing more....
