12 Things Schools Could Be Instead Of Schools

12 Things Schools Could Be Instead Of Schools

Apr 28, 2018 | Shift

12 Things Schools Could Be Instead Of Schoolsby Terry HeickWhat else could schools be?Instead of schools, I mean. Or at least as we think of the word ‘school,’ anyway. The more I think about it, the more this is about semantics and language than education innovation...
13 Standards For A Near-Future School

13 Standards For A Near-Future School

Apr 23, 2018 | Shift

13 Standards For A Near-Future Schoolby Terry HeickIn 2018, an “unconnected classroom”—that is, one without social components, digital media output, authentic and highly visible school-to-school and school-to-community functions, and personal learning for each student...
What Is Really, Truly ‘Best For The Kids’?

What Is Really, Truly ‘Best For The Kids’?

Apr 21, 2018 | Shift, Teaching

What Is Really, Truly ‘Best For The Kids’?by Terry HeickWhat’s best for the kids.I remember hearing this phrase when I was handed a towering stack of fluency probes that represented about 3-4 hours of “in addition to” work per week.I...
Learning Is Different Than Education

Learning Is Different Than Education

Apr 8, 2018 | Shift

Learning Is Different Than Educationby Terry HeickEd note: This post has been updated from an early 2013 post.“…all our problems tend to gather under two questions about knowledge: Having the ability and desire to know, how and what should we learn? And, having...