Experience: For Professional Learning
Engaging Learners in Online Productive Group Work
Engaging Students in Online Productive Group Work In our urgency to put content in front of our students, it's easy to slip into assigning a lot of independent work, which can be a shock for students who are used to guided instruction and collaborative work. Here are...
Teaching Students to Think: YOUR QUESTIONS
Teaching Student to Think: YOUR QUESTIONS This playlist of videos was created based on questions I often get from teachers who are doing the tough, complex work of designing instruction that helps students learn to think. In these videos, I tackle their questions and...
Unit Design: A Think Aloud
Unit Design: A Think Aloud Sometimes unit design can feel like a liberating opportunity to imagine learning in new ways. Other times it can feel overwhelming, because we're filling out the appropriate documents, but not necessarily understanding what's underneath...
Ask Sarah LIVE: PLNs, Vulnerability & Potential
Ask Sarah was Live on Facebook and once again, you showed up with your questions, comments and conversation. Here’s the bite-sized version of the broadcast so you can more easily find the segments that work for you. Also, you can catch the show in it’s entirety, along...
Learning from My PLN
Dear Sarah, My question is short. I want to know how to learn best from my PLN. Thanks! Sincerely, Learning from my PLN Dear Learning from my PLN, My first favorite thing about your question is what it implies: you are already cultivating your own personalized...
Summer Learning
Dear Sarah, After a rewarding but exhausting school year, I’m definitely looking forward to summer! I’m one of those teachers who loves the summer pace, but also wants to keep learning. My school district is organizing some days of professional development that I’ll...
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