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 | Mar 1, 2013 | Teaching Strategies |
Yesterday I volunteered to be a substitute teacher in a local private school. After a snowstorm grounded me at home, and a seventh-grade teacher had an unfortunate injury, I found myself in front of 25 energetic middle school students. The day reminded and taught me...
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....
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