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18 Feb 15aimeecasale
Student know how to play school like it's a game, but if teachers change the rules, they just might appreciate it.
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14 Feb 15
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At the start of each class period Holman and his students did icebreakers and read and discussed articles about how human brains learn best. Holman knew he was asking students to be vulnerable with one another–to share their misperceptions about math and physics–and so he spent precious class time working to make sure students trusted one another and him.
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27 Jan 15Bill Powers
Want to improve #learning? Consider "deprogramming" how we "do school" - MindShift http://t.co/rGouL8nUFn #ImagineSPS
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31 Dec 14
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It wasn’t that his students didn’t care about achieving — he taught at high performing, affluent schools where students knew they needed high grades to get into good colleges. They argued for every point to make sure their grades were as high as possible, but were they learning?
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The first thing he did was move to standards-based grading. He told his students to show him they’d learned the material, it didn’t matter how long it took them.
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“It turned my students into classmates and collaborators because I didn’t have a system in place to deny the collaboration,”
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His students stopped copying homework. There was no curve that guaranteed some kids would be at the bottom. Instead, the class moved at its regular pace, but if a student persisted at a topic until they could show they understood it, Holman would give them credit. “It turned the kids on my side,” Holman said. “I was there to help them learn.”
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Starting off, he knew juniors and seniors weren’t used to learning that way, so first he had to build trust with them so they’d understand why he was asking so much of them.
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read and discussed articles about how human brains learn best. Holman knew he was asking students to be vulnerable with one another–to share their misperceptions
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so he spent precious class time working to make sure students trusted one another and him.
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Talking about these issues openly validated the inevitable complaints of students and helped them buy into the new approach.
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If an article was a little harder, Holman would use it as differentiated instruction, asking his best readers to take it on and summarize it for the class.
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“It wasn’t perfect and it didn’t turn my kids into all physics majors, but for the kids who were on the border, it made a difference,” Holman said. Discussing their learning with them, switching grading policies and assigning more inquiry-based, hands on lessons all helped Holman’s students feel he trusted and respected them. And they rose to the challenge. “I think the kids were just waiting to be let loose and to be treated like adults,” Holman said.
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HOLMAN’S READING LIST
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30 Dec 14
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hannamarja
Doing school vs. learning, which do we promote.. RT @MindShiftKQED: http://t.co/3MhdfqhlV2 #edchat @AGHolman http://t.co/PsQibP8Fuv
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28 Dec 14
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27 Dec 14claude lord
"But all of these approaches require taking a leap of faith and many teachers don’t feel they have that luxury. "
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23 Dec 14
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Bo Adams
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning | MindShift http://t.co/jHaeVvLmKu via @MindShiftKQED
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David Goodrich
One day, Adam Holman decided he was fed up with trying to cram knowledge into the brains of the high school students he taught. They weren’t grasping the physics he was teaching at the level he knew they were capable of, so he decided to change up...
via PocketHow ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning December 22, 2014 at 07:28PMHow ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning IFTTT Pocket
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22 Dec 14
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The Chunkasaurus
One day, Adam Holman decided he was fed up with trying to cram knowledge into the brains of the high school students he taught. They weren’t grasping the physics he was teaching at the level he knew they were capable of, so he decided to change up...
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21 Dec 14
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Steve Amann
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning http://t.co/ykE2DKeIuD featuring @AGHolman
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Susan Bearden
"I think many didn’t realize they could learn w/o a textbook or w/o step-by-step instruction." http://t.co/ywEtWOYWpq @IowaSLI #geniushour
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Wanda Terral
One day, Adam Holman decided he was fed up with trying to cram knowledge into the brains of the high school students he taught. They weren’t grasping the physics he was teaching at the level he knew they were capable of, so he decided to change up...
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Anne Weaver
Student know how to play school like it's a game, but if teachers change the rules, they just might appreciate it.
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Jen Hegna
@jenhegna @gcouros @twhitford @reetz45 http://t.co/F5OWn3cvrW I came across this article on FB today...& I think we can start here! #mnlead
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning | MindShift http://t.co/QmBQuTWiC4 via @MindShiftKQED -
20 Dec 14
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Dominic Salvucci
MT @cashjim: How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning: http://t.co/WIkCBZo5Vq
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Jenny Luca
Awesome article, gonna be my guide for 2015: http://t.co/DP6fCsH2G5 @rudd58 @johnqgoh @tnwhite78 @tloughland @waginski @Borto74
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Tom Grissom
Student know how to play school like it's a game, but if teachers change the rules, they just might appreciate it.
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standards-based grading
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show him they’d learned the material, it didn’t matter how long it took them.
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students worried about grades less and focused more on working together to understand the material.
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changed his teaching style to focus on inquiry, good questions and independent discovery
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for the kids who were on the border, it made a difference
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They’ve never been given the time to master a concept through multiple tries.
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Fear of not getting into college, fear of not passing, fear of disappointing parents, fear of looking like a fool in front of your peers,
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how to ask questions and investigate by themselves
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He says there’s a particular deficit in math, where teachers and parents expect things to be taught the way they learned them
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Teachers often complain that more progressive approaches like this suck up time and they can’t cover everything in the jam-packed curriculum
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he did delve deeply into the ones he saw as most important.
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19 Dec 14
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18 Dec 14
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Jerry Johansen
"“I felt I had to remove all the barriers I could on my end before I could ask my kids to meet me halfway,” Holman said. The first thing he did was move to standards-based grading. He told his students to show him they’d learned the material, it didn’t matter how long it took them."
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they knew how to play the game to get the grades they needed. But Holman found when he changed the grading policy, students worried about grades less and focused more on working together to understand the material.
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barriers I could on
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17 Dec 14
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If an article was a little harder, Holman would use it as differentiated instruction, asking his best readers to take it on and summarize it for the class.
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Holman said. Discussing their learning with them, switching grading policies and assigning more inquiry-based, hands on lessons all helped Holman’s students feel he trusted and respected them. And they rose to the challenge. “I think the kids were just waiting to be let loose and to be treated like adults,” Holman said.
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Holman said. They’ve never been given the time to master a concept through multiple tries.
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he had a little more time to work on units that were difficult for her, she became a top student in the class. “She said, ‘for the first time in my life I’m trying to learn everything instead of just get a 70
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jolted students into thinking about their learning in a new way.
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Neil Krasnoff
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning http://t.co/qZJ8nHCLHX
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Ryan Folmer
How 'Deprogramming' Kids From How to 'Do School' Could Improve Learning
http://t.co/cmJLqcJ236 @AGHolman #edchat http://t.co/U2CEUY8F3g -
Susan Maynor
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning http://t.co/s4tbCbisQh via @MindShiftKQED #lpsleads
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Matt Esterman
MT @MindShiftKQED: How 'Deprogramming' Kids From How to 'Do School' Could Improve Learning
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16 Dec 14Dimitris Tzouris
One day, Adam Holman decided he was fed up with trying to cram knowledge into the brains of the high school students he taught. They weren’t grasping the physics he was teaching at the level he knew they were capable of, so he decided to change up...
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tfparnther
Student know how to play school like it's a game, but if teachers change the rules, they just might appreciate it.
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Molly Myers
How 'Deprogramming' Kids From How to 'Do School' Could Improve Learning
http://t.co/cmJLqcJ236 @AGHolman #edchat http://t.co/U2CEUY8F3g
As someone who was pretty good at "doing school," and not always as comfy with "doing learning,"this reasonated http://t.co/ahmaigbGL3
Educator shares how to help students focus on learning, not grades http://t.co/Q4mH2EOOP1 -
Mike taylor
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning #mastery #k12 http://t.co/GIzxlCmZVa
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Beth Still
Top story: How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learn… http://t.co/PXEtqEvMzk, see more http://t.co/FnEyWeTUWI
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Ashley Tan
"Many students didn't realize that they could learn without a textbook or without step by step instruction" http://t.co/XhNnNYeVup #edsg
via:packrati.us edsg change schooling education textbook deprogramming
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15 Dec 14
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Michael Johnson
Student know how to play school like it's a game, but if teachers change the rules, they just might appreciate it.
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Cheryl Costello
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning | MindShift #teaching #assessment http://t.co/d3i51SE20P
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