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 | 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 9, 2013 | Improving Instruction |
A “no” uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a “yes” merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. Mahatma Gandhi According to Carmine Gallo, author of The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, how Jobs acted when he returned to Apple...
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 | Oct 17, 2012 | School Reform |
After a long break, during which I wrote my new book High-Impact Instruction, I’m bringing back the Radical Learners blog. The columns will be posted each Wednesday, and I’ll include my own thoughts along with the thoughts of guest authors. When I started...