Let’s Continue to Proactively Design for Learner Variability 🎯
We as educators are planning a dinner party in our classroom every day. That same attention to detail and that same attention to variability at our dinner party needs to happen in our classrooms if we are truly going to meet the needs of every student.
THE EXTRAORDINARY PACE OF PROGRESS AND INNOVATION
The end is still to be written but the teacher in me says any one lesson can have a huge impact on students; it can inspire them to explore new ideas and topics; it can embolden them to think differently and take risks, and it can encourage them to be active and autonomous learners. Technology has now replaced the need for buildings and bell schedules to reach students.
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH MOONSHOTS TAKEN IN EDUCATION
Classroom teachers and school leaders are hampered by poor educational policies at all levels, cash-hungry textbook publishers, and a school system that is often slow to adopt innovations. If we are truly going to prepare students for their futures, it is time we all start thinking 10x bigger.