Making Tasks Tangible

A big part of the PARTICIPATION Element is always having some tangible way for students to participate. Giving students…

Humility to Hubris: Reflecting Ourselves Clearly

Reflection can deceive.

#TDEC2018 Week 1 Element Spotlight: FOCUS

This week, we’ll explore the decisive element: Maintain Clear FOCUS For Learning. Yes…

3 Tips for a Successful Decisive Element Challenge

Is Bloom’s (or DOK) Enough?

Kids can’t think hard unless they have something hard to think about. The tasks we ask our students to engage…

Stream of Information: Class as Continuous Assessment

Getting More Out of Group Work

We use group work for a lot of reasons in the classroom. Because we want students to work through…

Week 2 Element Spotlight: LEARNING

This week, we’ll turn our spotlight on what seems like an obvious Element for teachers: Assess and…

Week 3 Element Spotlight: REFLECT

We’ve only just begun The Decisive Element Challenge, but what you’ve probably realized is that TDEC…