by Jim Knight | Feb 4, 2013 | Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized |
In his best-known comedy bit, Louis CK takes all of us to task for failing to see how incredible it is to live in this time. As he says, “everything is amazing and nobody is happy:” http://barefootmeg.multiply.com/video/item/56 He is right of course. Everything is...
by Jim Knight | Jan 17, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Teaching Strategies |
Jobs launched an innovation in the retail space precisely because he had a bigger vision than his competitors. His customers would enter an Apple store to shop for products and leave “feeling” inspired. –Carmine Gallo One of Steve Jobs’ innovation secrets,...
by Jim Knight | Dec 4, 2012 | Improving Instruction, Teaching Strategies |
I’m thrilled to share with you that my new book, High-Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching, has been released by Corwin this week. Many of the ideas in my book were first fleshed out in this column. If you’re interested, you can view an...
by Jim Knight | Nov 7, 2012 | School Reform, Teaching Strategies |
I wrote this column a few years back on another site–but it seems especially relevant today. Let’s seek out what we hold in common: The act of finding common ground, I’ve decided, is a bit like trying to create a venn diagram. I’m one circle....
by Jim Knight | Apr 19, 2011 | Teaching Strategies |
As I was going through security at the Kansas City airport a while back, a TSA official asked me to wait so he could check my suitcase by hand. This was the third time in three trips through security that I had been stopped, so I was getting a bit ticked off (and...
by Jim Knight | Nov 15, 2010 | Improving Instruction, Student Learning, Teaching Strategies |
“Only dialogue … is … capable of generating critical thinking.” Paulo Freire Of course we want out students to think. Freire’s comment, though, is a powerful caution because he suggests that our students won’t think unless we, ourselves, approach them with openness...
