At the heart of teaching critical and creative thought is the ability to ask the right questions to students. In turn, they need to be able answer in a way that demonstrates their ability to see the parallels and intersections; perceive linkages between historical moments, between the period and the art, between the circumstances then and now; to comprehend the relationship between "us" and "them", between "we" and "they," and, ultimately, whether dichotomies like "we" and "they" are useful-and, if so, how.
not only end-of-year tests similar to those in use now but also formative tests that teachers will administer several times a year to help guide instruction
students are given a problem — they could be told, for example, to pretend they are a mayor who needs to reduce a city’s pollution — and must sift through a portfolio of tools and write analytically about how they would use them to solve the problem.
"(...) not only end-of-year tests similar to those in use now but also formative tests that teachers will administer several times a year to help guide instruction (...)"
The twelve first-person films that make up this series explore three related themes, each in its own way at the center of current debate about what works, and what's needed, to help students succeed during school and in life.
The five steps are:
* Step One: Teacher Use of Cell Phones for Professional Purposes
* Step Two: Teacher Models Appropriate Use for Learning
* Step Three: Strengthen the Home-School Connection with Cell Phones
* Step Four: Students Use Cell Phones for Homework
* Step Five: Students Use Cell Phones for Classwork
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