How often do we as teachers think about our own learning when designing the learning experiences of others? Sometimes “school-learning” seems so different than the learning we do every day. Maybe in an attempt to make things “more streamlined” and “clear” for students we are taking some of the learning out of learning. Writing this […]
The type of learning encouraged by the ILP is and should be messy, not just for students but also for teachers. We share Will Richardson’s view that teachers should strive to be “master learners.” We see ourselves as learners everyday. We work to hone our ability to ask great questions and guide students through each […]
We were fortunate to have Will Richardson do the Foreword for Letting Go. We asked him for several reasons: he was a former colleague, his daughter experienced the ILP first-hand in Meg’s class, and he wrote a book called Why School?, in which he issues the following challenge to educators: So, in the near term, […]
With the upcoming release of our book, Letting Go, we decided it was time to refresh our look. We haven’t been posting to our old blog for some time as we worked on the book, but now that it is finally ready to share with the world, we will return to blogging and sharing information […]