by Jim Knight | Dec 26, 2012 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning |
For Steve Jobs, Think Different was more than just an incredibly successful marketing campaign. According to Carmine Gallo, “think different” was an essential part of Jobs’ creativity. Many radical learners embrace the “think different” goal, so it should not be...
by Jim Knight | Sep 20, 2010 | Professional Learning |
This is a guest blog from Michael Fisher an Educational Consultant based in Western New York. Mike writes his blog @ http://digigogy.com and is @fisher1000 on Twitter. There are a lot of ways in which you can be a radical learner. The important thing to remember is...
by Jim Knight | Sep 16, 2010 | Improving Instruction, Teaching Strategies |
Much has been written about the importance of planning your lessons to ensure that you focus on important content, or what Wiggins and McTighe have referred to as “enduring understanding.” Understanding by Design, the Thinking Classroom, or Curriculum...
by Jim Knight | Sep 13, 2010 | Teaching Strategies |
John Steinbeck writes in East of Eden: This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight...