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    A summary of our views and tips on transfer goals in planning and teaching

    February 2, 2012

    Jay McTighe and I drafted a summary paper on the subject of transfer goals – what they are, how to …

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    A postscript to my comment about kids having trouble with the distributive property

    February 1, 2012

    In my most recent blog entry I described how even the very able students at Exeter, working in a problem-based …

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    A visit to Harvard and Exeter: problem solving done right

    January 27, 2012

    I had a very busy and interesting week recently. I spent a day with Harvard Physics professor Eric Mazur and …

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    the research on transfer and some practical implications (Transfer, part 2)

    January 16, 2012

    In my previous post on transfer, I discussed what it is and isn’t. Here, I draw from the research and …

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    On accountability

    January 13, 2012

    A thought-provoking stance on accountability from a well-known educator: “A friend has been accustomed for many years to urge that …

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    Transfer as the point of education

    January 11, 2012

    The critical goal of transfer. Arguably transfer is the aim of any education. Given that there is too much for …

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    What works in education – Hattie’s list of the greatest effects and why it matters

    January 7, 2012

    I have been a fan of John Hattie’s work ever since I encountered Visible Learning. Hattie has done the most …

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    On pacing guides

    January 4, 2012

    “What do you think about district pacing guides?” I am asked this question a lot. To answer it, let us …

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    2011 in review

    January 1, 2012

    The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at …

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    The Student Voice – Our Survey, Part 6: 1 last piece of advice

    December 8, 2011

    In the previous posts, I have summarized student views on a number of current practices. The last question on the …

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    • UbD Survey of Use: Who is doing what?
    • On Accountability, part 2: how to do it right
    • Value added – why its use makes me angry (OR: a good idea gone bad, again, in education)
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    • Just back from a whirlwind at ASCD and Harvard University
    • Rethinking Curriculum Writing, Part 2
    • Everything you know about curriculum may be wrong. Really.
    • More tests with higher stakes? Then, more test prep! Uh, no: bad logic. The problem is not the tests but our response.
    • Close reading of the text demanded in the CC – Hardly new, so why the fuss?
    • On assessing for creativity: yes you can, and yes you should
    • A summary of our views and tips on transfer goals in planning and teaching
    • A postscript to my comment about kids having trouble with the distributive property
    • A visit to Harvard and Exeter: problem solving done right
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    • On accountability
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