Owning the Room: A Different Look at Teacher Preparation

(originally published at www.catapultlearning.com)




I’ve been writing and speaking recently about an idea I’m
calling, “Teaching
for the Stretch,” which is all about engaging students in “conceptual play”
to help them reach higher and deeper levels of understanding. Part of this
approach involves asking students more open-ended, speculative questions. As
I’ve been speaking with teachers and