Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the
Authentic Education Team
I was going to happily recommend my latest piece of writing to you but I can’t. […]
An idea is “big” if it helps us make sense of lots of confusing experiences & seemingly isolated facts. A big idea is a way of seeing better & working smarter.
Feedback is a word we use unthinkingly and inaccurately. We smile at a student, say “good job!” […]
General Sites for EQs: Edge is a very cool a site, about cutting edge ideas and thinkers.The […]
Transfer happens only when we aggressively teach and test for understandings that are applied in situations.
by Eric Cook Andrew Kern, President of the CiRCE Institute, once said, “The quality of your […]
What is an Essential Question? An Essential Question is–well, essential: important, vital, at the heart of the matter–the essence of the issue.
The article “The Futility of Trying to Teach Everything of Importance,” by Grant Wiggins first appeared […]
