I've known too many teachers who do not use grades effectively. The challenge, of course, wasn't ever that their grading practices were...

This image lists five mistakes I've not just experienced as a classroom teacher but have talked about with way too many educators over time.

At the end of my last post, Elements of Culture, I wrote how Culture and Values overlap but are still distinct layers with distinct...

How would I describe the culture of a self-directed schooling environment? When I think about “culture”, I often imagine the sound of...

How well do you know which theory of instruction you are implementing in your classroom, and the benefits and detractions of that theory?

There is a difference between teaching what and when and teaching how and why. A student can advance through elementary, middle, and high...

This post is not explicitly related to education, but is something I found particularly fascinating as it is related to how people change...

The State of California has proposed a new framework for Mathematics which was released for public review and comment in early 2021, and...

Season 2, Episode 1. “Self-Directed Learning” Podcast Link: https://exploring-the-core-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s2e1 MUSIC. GREG...

What is a passion? How do we find/pick one? -- TL;DR: it's not about finding *your* passion, as if there's a right or wrong one to find....

Why should students be taught how skills and concepts develop? A 5-year-old may know how to count but struggle with addition. To overcome...

What I am proposing in this article is a framework that takes a philosophy for Self-Directed Learning and places it within the structure...

If we can't be free to dream of something better for ourselves and the local/global communities on which we all rely so heavily, how will...

Metacognition is not a higher form of thinking - it is a lateral cognitive process. It is stepping outside of the thinking that you are...

The idea here is this: if we know how a student feels about learning with specific evidence-based teaching practices...

The influence of people, places, and objects of interest will always be at the core of our experiences in learning. The social acceptance...

It is the first day of school - a momentous occasion for students. Each student enters their assigned classroom and finds a desk near a...

This article looks at the impact of a self-directed learning philosophy on elements of a school's culture.

Traditionally, students learned according to a schedule which they themselves were not responsible for planning or executing.

This article is the first of a three-part series. This Part 1 looks at Self-Directed Learning, its benefits, and motivation for learning.