It’s A First Draft World.

Dan relates a recent experience he had with some 5th graders and a problem that changed as they explored it: In most of my classroom visits lately, I am trying to identify moments where the class and I are drafting our thinking, where we aren’t looking to reach an answer but to grow more sophisticated and more precise […]

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Letting Go Of What You Love

Three incidents today, all tied up in the same big idea, but each their own moment ((I thought an awful lot about Alan’s recent post on blogging all day long, too.  So know it’s in here somewhere, too.)). The moments first. This morning I was in a meeting with several of my colleagues on a […]

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#Rethinq18 -ing Things

Late last week, I had the opportunity to sit in on the Thinq Studio’s one day unconference. I’ve been watching their work from afar, and following along as some smart folks do wide things. But I was looking forward to spending some time with local colleagues and teachers to explore issues around teaching differently. The […]

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