Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the
Authentic Education Team

Fights over whether teaching systematic phonics & word study is essential pulls focus away from doing the actual work of learning about what our students need
Educators introducing UbD into their classroom might should not worry that Essential Questions feel lofty or above an elementary understanding.
Hear from a veteran HS teacher who just became a Coach in her building. Because her experience is so vivid and sobering I have kept her identity anonymous.
There was one clear Enduring Understanding from our experience: Intellectual understanding is impossible without openness to cultural & social understanding.
    There are endless articles, blogs, essays on the difference between good and bad teachers. […]
In my previous post about the extensive student survey we conducted, I noted a few oddities […]
A cardinal principle in aiming at understanding is that understanding requires different pedagogy than acquisition of […]
For an upcoming workshop for ASCD on feedback I spent a few days re-reading various books […]
If that’s the goal, what’s the best use of class time? is a question at the […]
In a recent blog post I commented on my dismay at the result about teaching in […]