Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Listen to the interview with Jocelyn Greene: Sponsored by EVERFI and The Wired Classroom Picture this: A group of students stands in front of the class taking turns speaking confidently about the content they’ve been studying. But they’re not just kids anymore; they are news anchors, talk show hosts, or curators at an art gallery. They are playing “as if” they are inside the locations in their literature or science.

Learning 119

Learning Grades Social Studies Art 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

It started with a yawn. I saw it contagiously meander through the classroom. I was reviewing punctuation rules with my students, and I had to come to the climax of the lecture: semicolons! How was it possible that my students weren’t enjoying this as much as I was? Could it be that they were…bored? Though it pains me to remember it, this was an important moment in my pedagogical journey.

Lecturing 111

Lecturing Interdisciplinary Cognitive Development English 111

Resourceaholic

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

No matter how much preparation work I do over the summer holidays, the first two weeks of September always feel insanely busy and stressful. But I do love the excitement of a new school year, and the opportunity to relaunch and reset everything. Fresh starts all round.

Schools 52

Schools 52

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

It started with a yawn. I saw it contagiously meander through the classroom. I was reviewing punctuation rules with my students, and I had to come to the climax of the lecture: semicolons! How was it possible that my students weren’t enjoying this as much as I was? Could it be that they were…bored? Though it pains me to remember it, this was an important moment in my pedagogical journey.

Lecturing 111

Lecturing Interdisciplinary Cognitive Development English 111