5 Common Misconceptions About Bloom’s Taxonomy
Admit it–you only read the list of the six levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, not the whole book that explains each level and the rationale behind the Taxonomy. Don’t worry, you’re not alone.
Grant Wiggins
27 Characteristics Of Authentic Assessment
An authentic assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic contexts.
Examples Of Teaching For Transfer Of Understanding In Math And Reading
Students at all ages make this mistake, of assuming that their job is merely to give back what was taught the way it was taught.
Understanding: The Problem With Breaking The Whole Into Parts
Mastery of a complex whole requires designing backward from the complex whole and the interesting questions related to it.
How Student Work Models Make Rubrics More Effective
Without models of student work to validate and ground them, rubrics are often too vague for students.
How Much Freedom Should A Teacher Have?
How Much Freedom Should A Teacher Have? by Grant Wiggins, Ed.D Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. Occasionally, we are going to go back and re-share his most memorable …
14 Questions Every Teacher Should Ask Themselves About That Lesson Plan
Typical teacher lesson plans focus too much on fragmented day-to-day lessons for discrete topics instead of planning backward from understanding.
The Point Of School Isn’t To Get Good At School
The Point Of School Isn’t To Get Good At School by Grant Wiggins Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. Occasionally, we are going to go back and re-share …
The Problem With Coverage Teaching
I could probably ‘cover’ the material four days of assigned readings and lecture-discussion. In my way of doing it, it takes 2 weeks.
You Have To Create Understanding By Design
To achieve understanding as an educator, you have to help students ‘by design’ come to realizations that they own and appreciate as insightful.
Critically Examining What You Teach
by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. Occasionally, we are going to go back and re-share his most memorable posts. This is one of those …
The Right Way To Implement Essential Questions
by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D, AuthenticEducation.org We had a delightful visit to The School of the Future in New York City the other day. Lots of engaged kids, a great blend of instruction and constructivist work, and an obvious intellectual culture. And as the picture illustrates, everywhere we went we also saw helpful visual reminders of the big ideas and essential …
