For the first part of the school year, my students read a series of weekly articles around one burning question: what skills and knowledge matter most for a flourishing life? The articles are a mixture of ones I use every year (that list is here when you scroll down*) and the ones Lynsay and I […]
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3 More Sample Lessons for Enrichment-Oriented Emergency Remote Learning*
Last week I released a quick “20 for 20” exercise that I developed, and many of you wrote back saying, “Hey, yes — more like this.” So in the first couple days of this week, that’s what I’ve been doing — creating sample learning experiences and writing at the bottom of each how it’s designed […]
Example of an Emergency Remote Teaching Enrichment Activity: Learning Strategy Brainstorm (Any Subject, Gr 4-12)
Recently, I wrote that perhaps our wisest approach to distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year is enrichment only. My earnest and amicable argument here is that if we try a continuation approach to distance learning, we’ll end up with fewer engaged students now and larger gaps when we return than if […]
Example of an Emergency Remote Teaching Enrichment Activity: Counting Grass… Because Why Not!? (Math, Gr 4-12)
Recently, I wrote that perhaps our wisest approach to distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year is enrichment only. My earnest and amicable argument here is that if we try a continuation approach to distance learning, we’ll end up with fewer engaged students now and larger gaps when we return than if […]
Example of an Emergency Remote Teaching Enrichment Activity: Nature Study (Biology, Art, ELA, Gr 4-12)
Recently, I wrote that perhaps our wisest approach to distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year is enrichment only. My earnest and amicable argument here is that if we try a continuation approach to distance learning, we’ll end up with fewer engaged students now and larger gaps when we return than if […]