Scaffolding and the Structure of Thought
This structural engagement is a form of ‘cognitive apprenticeship’ in which thinking is made visible to support understanding and mastery.
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A shameless executive branch, installed by an over-represented racist voting block, largely unchecked by a greedy and craven legislative branch, with a judicial branch set to gain a right supermajority with three justices to the far right, is a recipe for repealing rights and freedoms.
Read More#BLM Reading Initiative: Michelle Obama, Becoming (2018)
In the study of philosophy, ‘becoming’ is the process or state of change in a being, implying movement and evolution in time and space.
Read MoreAssessment for Learning (AFL): A Case Study
Monitoring progress during learning encourages a culture of reflection, creates responsible and resilient learners, and produces visible results.
Read MoreSEE: Visual Cues for Teaching and Learning PEA
Automating this structuring skill lightens the cognitive load for students during writing, and visual cues can aid in developing that automation.
Read MoreState Your Person: 5 Action Points for an Outstanding Personal Statement
The impression the statement gives is the end product, and these efforts will help to ensure the force and success of that impression.
Read MoreSeptember's Slate
The ‘slate’ recalls the flat plate written on with chalk, formerly used in schools; its cleanness, a past erased and a space yet to be filled.
Read More'The thing with Dickie'
In any given social media interaction, we are Tom Ripley, craving audience approval. When we have it, we are sustained by its sunshine; when we don’t, we are lost in the shadows.
Read More'Fresh face to the world'
In youth, it's easy to admire the fantasy of effortless beauty. It's also easy to take youthfulness for granted.
Read MoreOn Self-Styling
Thanks to social media and the current acceleration of identity politics, our engagement with self-styling is near constant.
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