I'm looking forward to ThoughtStretchers PBL Grow 26 event and Early-Bird Registration is open! The new venue, Louisville's Waterfront Botanical Gardens, fits perfectly with the theme and will be a nice way to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. wegrowteachers.com/grow26/

Really good podcast episode on technology in the classroom: @drewperkins.bsky.social #EduSky wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

I'm very excited to launch our new ThoughtStretchers Education Inkwire AI PBL Design Tool! Coupled with our professional learning, this tool reduces friction in planning and empowers schools and educators to move students to cognitively engaging, deeper learning. wegrowteachers.com/inkwire/

• Do PD providers have an ethical responsibility re: sustainability? • Is it too easy for PD providers to do one-off engagements? • How do we help schools navigate their relationship with professional learning providers? @shaneleaning.com & I discussed this & more in our recent podcast chat linked👇

Always a pleasure to talk with @shaneleaning.com, this time about his new book, Change Starts Here. And for those of you savages who like watching podcast videos, the YouTube link is below. The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

HEP authors Elizabth A. City and Rachel E. Curtis recently appeared on @drewperkins.bsky.social's ThoughtStretchers Podcast and delved into takeaways from their new book, LEADING STRATEGICALLY. Listen to the discussion here:

Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...

Many talk about 'reimagining school,' but Michael Strong is really doing it. We took a deep dive into teaching, learning, and thinking. The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Bridging The Science of Learning And Inquiry With Socratic Experience wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

Critical Thinking: What Works And What We Don't Know wegrowteachers.com/what-works-t...

I talked with teacher-educator Rachael Jefferson about her Education HQ article from an interview that is critical of the Science of Learning movement. The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'? wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

Product as a Pathway To Enhancing Learning with Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/product-enha...

Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...

How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/student-inte...

How To Teach For Surface, Deeper, And Transfer Learning wegrowteachers.com/how-to-teach...

How Do I Differentiate In Project Based Learning? - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/differentiat...

Have you checked out our FREE PBL Workshop Tools and Resources page? Planning docs, resources, and much more! - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/pblworkshop/

The woke left and MAGA right resemble each other in one really dangerous way. They both think our Constitution should be ignored or done away with. They value their authority more than our liberty.

Democrats have got to stop this advocacy language & policing with phrases like justice-involved population (inmates) and birthing persons (mothers). "We’ve got to get back to talking to people like we talk to our friends, like we talk each and every day in our life.” www.semafor.com/article/07/1...

Drew Perkins talked with Shane Leaning as a guest on his Education Leaders podcast about how to have conversations that focus on nuance, complexity, and understanding. The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How To Have Nuanced Conversation wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

How Inquiry-Based Learning And The Curiosity Curve Can Fuel a Flourishing Democracy wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...

Maximizing Inquiry-Based Learning and PBL: The Role of Direct Instruction and Scaffolding wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...

What Is Inquiry-Based Learning? wegrowteachers.com/what-is-inqu...

7 Steps To Plan Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/7-steps-plan...

3 AI In PBL Prompt Strategies to Support Design and Planning wegrowteachers.com/3-ai-in-pbl-...

Thinking Maps for Project-Based Learning: Visual Tools for Deeper Learning wegrowteachers.com/thinking-map...

Unlocking The Power of Questioning In The Classroom wegrowteachers.com/power-of-que...

How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/student-inte...

I loved this conversation! Thanks to @shaneleaning.com for inviting me on and letting me share my thinking as I'm more often the one asking the questions on my podcast.

The strategic use of inquiry-based learning can be an effective tool in the pursuit of optimizing for cognitive load and effective teaching and learning. Using Inquiry-Based Learning To Reduce Cognitive Load wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...

Looking to grow your school with "personalized learning approach and tailored strategies for engagement and improvement"? ThoughtStretchers Education: wegrowteachers.com

As our schools wrestle with chronic absenteeism, approximately one in four students misses more than ten percent of school days annually, it’s worth taking a close look at the issue of student engagement. 4 Ways School Leaders Can Cultivate Student Engagement wegrowteachers.com/4-ways-schoo...

Delighted to be underway with our annual PBL Grow 25 summer conference!

Maximizing Inquiry-Based Learning and PBL: The Role of Direct Instruction and Scaffolding wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...

As our conceptions of truth are contested, inquiry-based learning offers more than just a teaching method—it offers a way to restore the Enlightenment ideals upon which our democracy rests. Restoring Enlightenment Intellectual Tradition With Inquiry-Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/restoring-en...

Download our free ThoughtStretchers Education Guide to Project Based Learning and get started building your foundational understanding of PBL! ThoughtStretchers Education Guide to Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

Tomorrow is the last day to register for our PBL Grow 25 Conference! Join us next week in Louisville, KY to learn how to design and implement project-based learning! wegrowteachers.com/grow25/

Advocates of the Science of Learning tend to highlight the importance of retrieval practice, but inquiry-based learning can be a powerful tool for building long-term memory. Inquiry-Based Learning: A Powerful Approach to Retrieval Practice wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...

Free speech isn’t a partisan prop. You can’t denounce Europe for punishing Quran burners while demanding prison for Americans who burn the flag. That’s not defending expression—it’s tribal hypocrisy.

Most people seem to be tribally concerned with left vs. right but I think we should pay more attention to the infringement on Enlightenment liberal principles from both left and right.

Both are vital, and both intersect with two major instructional approaches: explicit instruction and inquiry-based learning. The Science of Learning And The Science of Thinking: Understanding Their Roles in Explicit Instruction and Inquiry-Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/the-science-...

Good teachers teach content in ways that promote thinking. Great teachers teach thinking in ways that promote content. Good Teachers Stick To The Lines, Great Teachers Inspire New Lines - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/good-teacher...

We should demand competence & integrity from our President. We haven't had either in almost a decade now. But an important difference between Trump & Biden is the extent to which Trump is willing to do the kinds of things that undermine democracy & liberty. That is dangerous.

Yep, really poor 'marketing' and a gift to the Trump and MAGA movement.

I've had some useful Ed conversations here but the political discussion seems to be an echo chamber of anti-Trump grievance & not very interested in unpacking complexity, nuance & important questions. Anything but an anti-Trump stance is not appreciated. Fine but not intellectually interesting.

🌱 FREE🌱 Guide to Project-Based Learning! A collection of writings curated and organized to help grow foundational understanding of PBL. ThoughtStretchers Education Guide to Project-Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

12 days left in late registration! Join us for this 2.5-day workshop to recharge, grow, and create in the heart of bourbon country! Grow your teaching craft through project-based learning! Grow 25 PBL Conference | Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/grow25/

Sometimes, the most effective and efficient way to teach is to "just tell them". Like using Google Maps to navigate to destinations. But how many people lack deep understanding of directions and how to navigate where they live because they've relied too heavily on Google Maps?

Teachers showing their work and planning for PBL with their peers for critique and feedback for the quality can be powerful. This morning The Cooper School teachers are doing just that using the qualitative guiding language from our rubric and workshop.

Inquiry, when done well, is actually a highly effective form of retrieval practice.