Friday Four Dec 2, 2011

Friday Four 12/2

Here are a few of the interesting/intriguing/thought provoking items I ran across this week that you might find interesting/intriguing/thought provoking as well. Enjoy. Please do not hesitate to pass along items you run across that I might be able to include in my weekly missive.

  1. More on the flipped classroom model of instruction. Regular readers of my Friday Four will know that I am a big believer in the “flipped” model and use it in my classes as much as possible.
  2. Here is a link to the first in a series of posts by Grant Wiggins presenting the results of a study of student academic experience. The results and Grant’s analysis are well worth the read. LC veterans will recognize a reference to former faculty member, Duane Estes in the first paragraph.
  3. Here is a Time Magazine post entitled “The Protege Effect: Why teaching someone else is the best way to learn” that discusses some of the recent research around the topic.
  4. A blog post on Edutopia website making the case for “Making the Most Out of Teacher Collaboration.” Good advice for new and veteran teachers alike.
BONUS: Could not resist passing along this gem that was passed along to me by a colleague. If you have had a long hard week and need a good gut-busting laugh, check out these 56 best/worst student similes.

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