Engaging Students From The Start

Buzz words and fads in education come and go through the years. There are few that remain constant overtime and one of those is engagement. It’s the focus of numerous books, articles, workshops, and initiatives in our ever demanding quest for real-world learning opportunities in schools. *I’ll go ahead and put a disclaimer out here for thisContinue reading “Engaging Students From The Start”

Student-Driven Learning Stations

There is no doubt that instructional design is at the forefront of research and discussion concerning student achievement. Much of the research I studied in my graduate program at Columbia University continuously pointed to the quality of the teacher as being the single most important factor affecting student achievement.  The quality of the teacher is a specific focus point, yetContinue reading “Student-Driven Learning Stations”