In today's educational landscape, the way we assess student learning is evolving.

The risk of shifting our teaching practices from pedagogical to heutagogical is in our own reluctance as educators to relinquish control...

Scroll down past this ChatGPT-created essay to read my reasons for creating it. **The following essay was crafted using ChatGPT from the...

In the realm of education, the call for student-centric classrooms is more than a mere echo—it's a transformative journey that educators...

Developing intrinsic motivation in adolescents is important as it can positively impact various aspects of their lives, such as academic per

I've known too many teachers who do not use grades effectively. The challenge, of course, wasn't ever that their grading practices were...

This image lists five mistakes I've not just experienced as a classroom teacher but have talked about with way too many educators over time.

At the end of my last post, Elements of Culture, I wrote how Culture and Values overlap but are still distinct layers with distinct...

How would I describe the culture of a self-directed schooling environment? When I think about “culture”, I often imagine the sound of...

How well do you know which theory of instruction you are implementing in your classroom, and the benefits and detractions of that theory?

There is a difference between teaching what and when and teaching how and why. A student can advance through elementary, middle, and high...

This post is not explicitly related to education, but is something I found particularly fascinating as it is related to how people change...

The State of California has proposed a new framework for Mathematics which was released for public review and comment in early 2021, and...

Season 2, Episode 1. “Self-Directed Learning” Podcast Link: https://exploring-the-core-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s2e1 MUSIC. GREG...

What is a passion? How do we find/pick one? -- TL;DR: it's not about finding *your* passion, as if there's a right or wrong one to find....

Why should students be taught how skills and concepts develop? A 5-year-old may know how to count but struggle with addition. To overcome...

What I am proposing in this article is a framework that takes a philosophy for Self-Directed Learning and places it within the structure...

If we can't be free to dream of something better for ourselves and the local/global communities on which we all rely so heavily, how will...

Metacognition is not a higher form of thinking - it is a lateral cognitive process. It is stepping outside of the thinking that you are...

The idea here is this: if we know how a student feels about learning with specific evidence-based teaching practices...