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Deborah Meier & Ted Sizer Resources

June 15, 2020July 25, 2020

Here is a collection of resources (books, articles, web sites, and video) related to the work of Deborah Meier and the late Ted Sizer.

Big Ideas

June 8, 2020July 26, 20201

Which educational practices can you imagine abolishing in schools? I am sure you can think of ineffective, grossly expensive, distracting, or miseducative “traditions” most people take for granted.

A Parable

June 4, 2020July 25, 2020

Seymour Papert used to teach through parables. Here is my lame attempt at maintaining that tradition. No need to thank me. You are quite welcome!

THIS is Why Schools Exist

May 30, 2020August 4, 2020

Hint: It’s probably not what you think.

Planning for the Best-Case Scenario

May 30, 2020July 26, 2020

Schools bear the brunt of economic adversity, but rarely profit from periods of prosperity. Educational institutions may be slow to change, but they are quick to react.

Books & Stuff that Soothe and Inspire Wonder

May 28, 2020June 8, 2020

There’s no shortage of articles, web sites, top 1,000 app lists instructing educators what to do during the pandemic and when school returns to “normal.” …

Books for Preservice Teacher Education

May 5, 2020July 25, 2020

So, if I were asked to design a program for pre-service teachers, these books would be my starting place. The Book of Learning and Forgetting …

Educational Zoom Activity #1

April 14, 2020July 26, 2020

“You can’t think about thinking without thinking about thinking about something” – Seymour Papert I find potentially interesting education provocations everywhere. The remarkable generosity of …