by Kyle Wagner | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog
Why do we award grades? Do they really improve learning? Research shows that in the short-term, grades do indeed improve learning outcomes…on standardized tests. But when it comes to retaining information, thinking critically, recalling concepts later on, and...
by Kyle Wagner | Jul 19, 2024 | Blog
Last week we discussed the benefits we provide our learners when we give them voice and choice around the work they complete. How about when they are working collaboratively to complete work/projects/assignments? How do we help facilitate productive teamwork? Ensure...
by Kyle Wagner | Jul 13, 2024 | Blog
Last week we discussed how to move beyond the siloes of our classroom, and move inquiry into the real-world. Utilizing expertise from other subjects, real professions, co-collaborators and the community. What about the work students produce? What if it moved...
by Kyle Wagner | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog
Last week we discussed what happens when we guide learning with inquiry vs. content. What happens when we allow that inquiry to move beyond the siloes of our classrooms? Four adults huddle around a large writable table with a stack of Post-Its in their hand. One...
by Kyle Wagner | Jun 15, 2024 | Blog
Last week we discussed the agency we unleash when we invite learners and the community to co-design with us. What happens when we guide learning with inquiry vs. content…. One hundred students stood huddled together, trying to keep warm in an abandoned field in...