Tag Archives: change

On Building Rome in a Day (and changing your pedagogy)

by JGstott Posted on October 8, 2017

Doc Z and I presented yesterday at the Colorado Language Arts Society conference on getting away from grading, and using feedback to teach/encourage reflective practice in our students. We packed a lot into 75 minutes, and the teachers in our … Continue reading →

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STOP STEALING DREAMS: Seth Godin at TEDxYouth@BFS – YouTube

by Jay Stott Posted on October 23, 2012

I just tweeted some key quotes that really struck me listening to this talk (thanks to a colleague who sent it our way). Great fundamental question- “What is school for?” And my new classroom mantra- “Go do something interesting and … Continue reading →

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The “Intentional Fallacy” and other things that get in the way…

by Jay Stott Posted on October 27, 2011

We have to start videoing what happens in our office. We had a three way conversation yesterday that will be impossible to replicate, but I will try to capture the essence. I was having a conversation with a colleague in … Continue reading →

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