Nancy Frey's Blog, page 37
March 22, 2021
Cultivate Self-Directed Learners with 5 Key Shifts
This blog is part two of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see this first post. Every time we poll teachers about their highest priority, student engagement tops the list. How can we move beyond “party tricks” and toward self-directed learning? We’ve found five shifts […]
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March 18, 2021
Developing the Skill and the Will of Students as Questioners
How can we enhance the skill, the will, and the thrill of student learning—the trio frequently advocated by John Hattie? Empowering students as questioners is one of the most effective vehicles for advancing this goal. Although the importance of student questions is validated by researchers […]
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March 12, 2021
The “Pandemic Parent Stage Theory”: A Guide for Educators and Parents
Hello there! If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you are one of the hardworking educators we have relied upon to help us navigate education and learning during the COVID-19 Era. If so, I’d like to offer a heartfelt “thank you” to you and your teams. In addition […]
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March 10, 2021
4 Simple Rules for a Pedagogy of Student Voice
A pedagogy of compliance continues to dominate the majority of American classrooms, particularly at a secondary level, characterized by lecture-style instruction, students in rows looking toward the teacher as knowledge expert, and teachers carrying the cognitive load. This model minimizes instructional conversation between teacher and student and […]
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March 8, 2021
Prioritizing Strategies to Maximize Impact on Student Learning
The world of professional learning for educators, leaders and coaches has reached a level of unprecedented accessibility. Although we tend to groan when thinking about *another* meeting on Zoom, there have definitely been some pros for those of us who may not have been able to travel […]
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March 5, 2021
Math Fluency Practice is not a Worksheet!
Short description: Students do not achieve fluency in mathematics by completing endless pages of basic facts problems. Learn what mathematical fluency really means and how worked examples, math routines, and math games will help your students develop it. Have you ever googled the phrase ‘math […]
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March 4, 2021
Beyond Crises: Overcoming Linguistic and Cultural Inequities. Up to the Challenge?
Crises often amplify inequities that are hidden from view-especially for historically marginalized students from linguistically and culturally diverse populations. Rather than focus on what we perceive is wrong or broken, we can achieve much greater success by tapping into the tremendous strengths and capacities of […]
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March 3, 2021
A Leadership Mindset for Every Educator
We were recently working with a group of energetic and passionate teachers during one of their district professional development days. During preparation for a collaborative inquiry project we asked the teachers what types of district professional learning they appreciated most. The response we were given […]
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February 24, 2021
4 Strategies to Try Tomorrow: A Fresh Perspective on Teaching During a Pandemic
Welp. We’re still here, in this not-so-fun space of teaching during a pandemic. Can a simple shift in mindset offer much-needed energy and impact on student learning? So glad you asked. Turns out, yes! The challenge we face as teachers is to reorient our classrooms so that transfer is […]
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February 22, 2021
Leveraging Learning through Rich Math Tasks: 4 Actions to Move Learning Forward in the Wake of the Pandemic
Lately it seems that our inboxes, news feeds, and social media streams are flooded with worrisome messages about “COVID slide” and “Learning Loss.” While it’s true that the past year has been filled with challenges, we invite teachers, parents, and other stakeholders to join us in a […]
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