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25 Of The Most Misunderstood Ideas In Education

25 Of The Most Misunderstood Ideas In Education

Sep 19, 2018 | Shift

25 Of The Most Misunderstood Ideas In Education by Terry Heick There’s a lot of misunderstanding in education, and that makes sense because it’s an ‘industry’ with tremendous external pressure to change but an extraordinary kind of inertia...
What Is Confirmation Bias?

What Is Confirmation Bias?

Jul 12, 2018 | Shift

Confirmation Bias Really Kills Thinking by Terry Heick What is confirmation bias? Broadly speaking, confirmation bias is the tendency of people to overvalue data that supports their own beliefs. It usually works something like this. Whether based on a fear (e.g.,...
As Knowledge Demands Change, Curriculum Must Change, Too

As Knowledge Demands Change, Curriculum Must Change, Too

Jul 6, 2018 | Shift

As Knowledge Demands Change, Curriculum Must Change, Tooby Terry HeickIncreasingly, the idea of computer coding is coming up in discussions about the classroom.This usually happens in the context of ‘21st-century learning,’ because, well, coding sounds like an...
4 Key Takeaways From “What School Could Be”

4 Key Takeaways From “What School Could Be”

May 18, 2018 | Leadership, Shift

4 Key Takeaways From “What School Could Be”by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDI first met Ted Dintersmith a few years ago in a meeting in downtown Louisville, KY (TeachThought is located in Louisville) to which I was invited to discuss innovation...