Granted, and…

~ thoughts on education by Grant Wiggins

Previous articles

Radical test prep

April 2, 2013

April is test-prep month (apparently). So, what better use of my blog than to provide harried readers with some test-prep …

Continue reading »

An excerpt from our just-released book on Essential Questions

March 30, 2013

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of the just-released book Essential Questions: Opening Doorways to Student Understanding, written …

Continue reading »

On strategy, part 2: response to feedback on earlier post about the mess of ‘reading strategies’

March 23, 2013

I received a big batch of e-mail, blog replies, and face-to-face feedback in response to my recent post on the …

Continue reading »

Webinar on design thinking

March 7, 2013

On Thursday, we did a live webinar on design thinking involving me, David Jakes, Don Buckley; and moderated by my …

Continue reading »

On so-called ‘reading strategies’ – the utter mess that is the literature and advice to teachers

March 4, 2013

Note: I made a few edits for clarity to this post, based on some early feedback. strat·e·gy  [strat-i-jee] noun, plural …

Continue reading »

The E. Tipp middle school problem solvers, part 3

March 1, 2013

Readers of the blog have come to know and love hearing about the algebra whiz kids from East Tipp Middle …

Continue reading »

The power of modeling and performance: a guest post on the Suzuki method of music teaching

February 24, 2013

As I lay on the beach in Costa Rica chillin’ with my friend and colleague Jay McTighe, I have a …

Continue reading »

The E. Tipp middle school problem solvers, part 2

February 20, 2013

As readers of the blog know, I had a delightful exchange recently with Tom Rice and his middle school algebra …

Continue reading »

The budding mathematicians at East Tipp Middle School and the mystery of the lost information

February 15, 2013

I received an email a few weeks ago from a math teacher: Hello, Dr. Wiggins – My students and I …

Continue reading »

Autonomy and the need to back off by design as teachers

February 12, 2013

  My greatest learning as a teacher came on the soccer field. We had been working for a few weeks …

Continue reading »

← Older posts
Newer posts →

About the author

Grant Wiggins is the co-author of Understanding by Design and the author of Educative Assessment and numerous articles on education. He is the President of Authentic Education in Hopewell NJ. You can read more about him and his work at the AE site (click here)

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,614 other followers

Recent Posts

  • On close reading, part 2
  • What, exactly, is close reading of the text?
  • 20 years later: the immorality of test security, revisited
  • The Common Core Standards: a Defense
  • Beginnings, and their educational importance
  • The break-things-into-bits mistake we have been making in education for centuries – happening today with standards
  • Dereliction of duty by HS teachers
  • My 100th post. So why not bash algebra?
  • The Standards and creativity – compatible
  • Guest post: more on strategy and tactics in teaching (in this case, English)
  • Radical test prep
  • An excerpt from our just-released book on Essential Questions
  • On strategy, part 2: response to feedback on earlier post about the mess of ‘reading strategies’
  • Webinar on design thinking
  • On so-called ‘reading strategies’ – the utter mess that is the literature and advice to teachers
  • The E. Tipp middle school problem solvers, part 3
  • The power of modeling and performance: a guest post on the Suzuki method of music teaching
  • The E. Tipp middle school problem solvers, part 2
  • The budding mathematicians at East Tipp Middle School and the mystery of the lost information
  • Autonomy and the need to back off by design as teachers
  • hiring, part 2: A friend responds with an interesting example in medicine
  • On genuine vs. bogus inquiry – using EQs properly
  • On Rubrics and Models, Part 2: A Dialogue
  • UbD and serendipity: why planning helps rather than hinders creativity
  • hiring: what we can learn from a sushi restaurant
  • Intelligent vs. thoughtless use of rubrics and models (Part 1)
  • Avoiding stupidification
  • 2012 in review
  • The odd correlation between SES and achievement: why haven’t more critical questions been asked? A call to action
  • Math as artistry: an interview with Steve Strogatz, mathematician
  • Is that story about me? Latino children, books, and literacy
  • The 31 most influential classic books in education – a crowd-sourced list
  • How do you plan? On templates and instructional planning
  • Good vs. great teachers: how do you wish to be remembered?
  • Reform, humility, and thanksgiving
  • Escaping Isolation: Twitter and transparency

Useful Sites

  • Authentic Education – home page
  • Models by Design – Alexis Wiggins
  • Washington Post Education Page

recent tweets

  • Great site on flipping class and using 'clickers', from Julie Schell (Eric Mazur's colleague): blog.peerinstruction.net/2012/11/21/ton… 12 hours ago
  • Let's get serious: best baguette in Paris. (Toady bought one from 9th best - had it for lunch) torontosun.com/2013/04/26/par… http://t.co/TudiIW28D6 1 day ago
  • Teaching in a box in Kenya for$5 a month. A fascinating look at education issues from a very different POV: opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/a-b… 1 day ago
  • RT @AdamFrank4: Awesome new BIG QUESTIONS on-line magazine called Nautilus now up and running. Congratulations! @settostun http://t.co/Rz… 5 days ago
  • RT @tjohnson2013: How High-Poverty Schools Are Getting It Done (via @Pocket) #longreads @grantwiggins @ubdchat pocket.co/sZiAU 5 days ago

Recent Comments

Radical Change for s… on On assessing for creativity: y…
Jupiter Mom on The Common Core Standards: a…
grantwiggins on The Common Core Standards: a…
EC on The Common Core Standards: a…
grantwiggins on On close reading, part 2

RSS Curriculum Matters Blog

  • Utah Charter School Brings Early Focus on Business Education
    By guest blogger Morgan Miller It's never too early to learn the fundamentals of business—at least that's the philosophy of a new charter school outside of Salt Lake City, where those lessons begin in elementary grades. Highmark Charter School's goal is to provide its 550 K-8 students with practical business lessons, integrated within the core […]
    Sean Cavanagh
  • Science Standards Draw Fire From Ed. Leader in Kentucky Senate
    The same day Rhode Island became the first state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards, the document got what looks to be a warning shot across the bow from the chairman of the Kentucky Senate education committee. In particular, the Republican lawmaker, elected in 2010, raised concerns about the handling of evolution and climate change in the standa […]
    Erik Robelen
  • Science Standards Win OK in First State With Rhode Island Vote
    UPDATED (May 24, 2013) Rhode Island has become the first state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards, after its state board of education on Thursday voted unanimously to approve them. It is one of the 26 "lead state partners" that helped to develop the standards in collaboration with several national organizations. At least two other state […]
    Erik Robelen
  • New Science Standards to Face First State Vote Today, in Rhode Island
    The Next Generation Science Standards are about to face their first real political test since completion, as the state board of education in Rhode Island is expected to vote on adoption later today. That said, it appears to be a pretty safe bet that the Ocean State's board will look favorably on them, as I blogged the other day. Rhode Island is one of t […]
    Erik Robelen
  • EdWeek Explores One District's Dive Into Common Core
    As I've covered the Common Core State Standards for the past three years, it's been impossible to escape a fundamental question: To what extent are school systems able to put the standards into practice? This week, we begin a series of stories that explores that question in detail, in one district, one school, and one classroom. I have spent six mo […]
    Catherine Gewertz
  • Kan. Measure to Block Common-Core, Science-Standards Aid Dropped
    House and Senate negotiators in Kansas have reportedly dropped from a state budget bill a controversial measure that would have blocked the spending of state dollars on the Common Core State Standards for math and literacy, as well as the Next Generation Science Standards finalized last month. The Witchita Eagle newspaper makes a brief mention of the action […]
    Erik Robelen

RSS Class Struggles – Jay Matthews

  • What do you do if your child isn’t going to college?
    A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn’t appear headed for college. The student in question is just a fourth-grader, but this is the Washington area, probably our nation’s most college-conscious region. Parents here like to plan ahead. Read full article >>    
    Jay Mathews
  • Miriam Hughey-Guy, one of best principals ever, transforms an Arlington school
    Five years ago, I thought I was going to catch Miriam Hughey-Guy, principal of Barcroft Elementary School in Arlington County, making an excuse for her school’s failure to reach federal proficiency targets three years in a row. Read full article >>    
    Jay Mathews
  • A powerful term in U.S. high schools: DBQ
    You may not know what a DBQ is. For most of my life, neither did I. But in the high schools of this region and the rest of the country it has become an important and in some ways fearsome term. It haunts the dreams of 400,000 teenagers who will take the Advanced Placement exam in U.S. history Wednesday. It is part of a massive reform of the AP exam system th […]
    Jay Mathews

RSS NY Times on Education

  • Outcome of Immigration Bill in Albany Uncertain
    The New York State Dream Act passed overwhelmingly in the Democratic-dominated Assembly, but the bill’s supporters acknowledged that its chances were slim in the Senate.    
    By KIRK SEMPLE
  • Horace Mann Apologizes for Abuse but Won’t Start New Inquiry
    The elite Bronx private school announced that it would establish an advisory board on student safety, allowing outside experts as well as at least one victim to make policy recommendations.    
    By VIVIAN YEE
  • Cooper Union Protesters Living High Life Out of President’s Office
    Since May 8, students have used the room to spread word about their rebellion against charging undergraduate tuition, eat catered meals and entertain visits from activists.    
    By ARIEL KAMINER

RSS Learning Matters – John Merrow

  • Your Last Standardized Test Ever
  • Michelle Rhee and the Washington Post
  • Subtracting to Add
  • Arne Duncan’s Moment of Truth

Pages

  • Who said it? (revealed)

Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Chateau by Ignacio Ricci.

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 1,614 other followers

Powered by WordPress.com