Sun.Aug 06, 2023

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Why Choice in Learning Matters

A Principal's Reflections

Do you like being told or directed to do something a certain way even though you know it doesn’t align with your innate strengths, interests, or learning preference? Pretty frustrating, right? It becomes even more of an obstacle to growth if you know how to demonstrate understanding but aren’t afforded different pathways to articulate a response. Choice matters when it comes to learning if that is the ultimate goal.

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In-Between Days

All Things Pedagogical

A shorter blog this week because I am in between a whole bunch of things which I think is the same for so many in higher ed right now. When the calendar turns to August 1st there is a real palpable feeling of anxiety ramping up and a sense of the need to get one's pedagogical ducks in a row for the fall. Some of you are starting classes in about a week, some of us (like me) are still only ending the summer term in a week and have to finalize end of term grading before fall courses are even a rea