Response: 'Teaching Character Is Not A Program Or Curriculum'
Maurice J. Elias, Dr. Sherrel Bergmann, Dr. Judith Brough, and Thomas R. Hoerr share their contributions in Part Two of a three-part series on teaching "character" in schools.
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January 25, 2014
Response: 'Character Should Be An Integrated Element Of Education'
Educators David B. Cohen, Jason Flom and Debbie Silver contribute their responses in this first of a multi-part series on the topic of teaching character in schools. Larry also shares some of his own thoughts and concerns.
January 22, 2014
Should We Teach 'Character' In Schools? If So, How?
This week's "question-of-the-week" is: What approach to character can an educator take? Even if one decided to try to teach character, can it be done?
January 18, 2014
Response: Keys To Parent Engagement - Relationships, Climate, Communication
The last in a four-part series on parent engagement. Today's post highlights responses from Darcy Hutchins and Mai Xi Lee, along with many readers' comments.
January 14, 2014
New Podcast Feature Joins 'Classroom Q & A' Blog
I've just begun a weekly ten minute BAM! Radio Network podcast where I interview a couple of guests who have written responses to the "question-of-the-week" at this blog.
January 05, 2014
'Failure Is A Critical Part Of Learning': An Interview With Art Markman
Art Markman, PhD is a professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Smart Thinking (Perigee Books), which he discussed at a post here last year. His latest book is titled Smart Change: Five Tools To Create New and Sustainable Habits In Yourself and Others. I ask...
January 02, 2014
Response: 'Flipped Learning Makes Teachers More Valuable'
(This is the last post in a two-part series on this topic. You can see Part One here.) Attilio Galimberti asked: What are best practices to make a flipped classroom model work? Part One in this series included guest responses from enthusiastic proponents of the flipped classroom like Peter Pappas an...
December 29, 2013
Response: To Flip, Or Not To Flip, A Classroom - That Is The Question
(This is the first post in a two-part series on this topic) Attilio Galimberti asked: What are best practices to make a flipped classroom model work? I have to say that I have absolutely no experience with a flipped classroom (the term commonly used to describe the practice of having students view i...
December 23, 2013
What Are The Best Ways To Make A Flipped Classroom Work?
Attilio Galimberti asks: What are best practices to make a flipped classroom model work? Please share your thoughts in the comments or, if you prefer, feel free to email them to me. There will be plenty of space for reader comments. Critical reflections on the flipped classroom model are welcome,...
December 11, 2013
How Can We Close The Gap Between New Ideas & Implementation?
Shawn Blankenship asks: What are strategies to close the gap between new ideas and implementation? The question may need to be adjusted a little, but many educators are reading, sharing, learning, and growing together. However, what are ways in which we can put these new ideas into action in a t...
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