Dr. Deep SranTeaching without Actively LearnMy students read almost every text for class in Actively Learn. This ranges from short news articles about efforts to end the Syrian civil…Jan 13, 2016Jan 13, 2016
Dr. Deep SranPresident Obama’s right: standardized tests take the joy out of learning. It’s time for NCLB to go.Last week, the White House posted a video on Facebook in which President Obama said teachers and students spend too much time on…Dec 28, 2015Dec 28, 2015
Dr. Deep SranThe Seven Rules of Close Reading (beyond the Common Core)The Common Core reading standards promote close reading of text, and they provide learning goals that “outline what a student should know…Dec 28, 2015Dec 28, 2015
Dr. Deep SranTraining wheels are the WRONG way to teach — what balance bikes can teach us about classroom…Trying to learn how to ride a bicycle using training wheels is the wrong way, because it gets in the way of learning what is most…Aug 24, 2015Aug 24, 2015