Building the Machine: The Role of the Teacher in a Montessori Middle School
With students working on different things at the same time, sometimes collaborating, sometimes working individually, a fluidly function Montessori classroom is somewhat akin to a complex but well-oiled...
View ArticleScaffolding and Peer-learning: Thinking about Vygotsky’s “Zone of Proximal...
When a student is struggling with a problem, and they just need that little boost to get them to the next level, they’re in Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development, and it’s appropriate for the teacher...
View ArticleForming, Storming, Norming and Performing
One of the first things we learned at Heifer was the process of group formation. It was also one of the last things they talked about so it must have been pretty important. The four steps are: Forming:...
View ArticleWhat Makes for an Effective School?
Dobbie and Fryer (2011) investigate the key things that make for an effective school. Effectiveness is based on test scores, which is a significant caveat, but most of their results seem reasonable....
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