[Cross-posted at TC Press] I write at a time when those of us who are used to spending our days with young people wonder about when we will return to a daily reality of school filled with the cacophony, joy, and chaos of time spent with students. This time of tragedy and uncertainty is a trigger […]Read Post ›
It was an honor to share my work at the Big Ideas Fest! Click on the picture below to view the slide deck, including links to student projects in the presenter notes.
At a time when the constant stream of information around us feels overwhelming and fraught, students need tools to help them decode, analyze, and process. Many educators have written recently about the need to identify Fake News. This is certainly true but this call ignores the fact that students, and citizens, need the skills necessary […]Read Post ›
[Cross-posted on Edutopia] For many students, the experience of school is a series of lessons on the necessity of submerging their primary identity and culture in order to succeed academically. These students are repeatedly taught about “appropriate” behavior and that the path through school, and many parts of life, is easier if one conforms to […]Read Post ›
[Cross-posted on Edutopia] Learning changes dramatically when students have opportunities to produce work that matters to them. We know this from our own lives but don’t always do a good job of honoring it in schools. It’s easy for me to recall times when I dragged my feet completing a task, or rushed through a […]Read Post ›
Mr J Block 