Strength-finding is part of the brain that we can develop. We can shift from standards to strengths, from standardization to personalization, from weakness to wonderful.
Have students ask questions and solve real-world problems.
Questions should require students to:
Analyze
Synthesize
Create
Empathize
Interpret
Reference background knowledge
Defend alternative perspectives
Determine what they know and don't know.
Organize students into learning groups.
Make learning segments manageable through modeling and mastery.
Guide, facilitate, challenge, and support.
2. Transformational Instructors Teach Like Scientists, Artists, and Essayists
3. Transformational Teachers Model Symphonic Thinking
“The ability to get important things accomplished in a way that honors commitments in an excellent way, respects my own time and that of others, and allows my body and psyche to focus and sustain the best mental state possible for emotional, professional, and personal well being and enjoyment.”
15. Hang out with people who are smarter than you.Spend as much time as you can with smart people. Every day, you should strive to have a coffee date or walk with someone who inspires you.
Always be humble and willing to learn. Ask as many questions as possible. If you are always around people who are more knowledgeable than you, you’ll have no choice but to learn more. — Manas J Saloi