Some essential questions for teachers.

What do you teach? Whether it be math, English, French, science, History, economics, computer science… are you allowing your students to use whatever tools they need to be successful?

  • Are you allowing your students to use their own technology to learn?
  • Are you allowing your students to record themselves (or you) with their phones or tablets?
  • Are you asking all of your students to do the same thing at the same time during your class?
  • Are you doing most of the talking in your classroom?
  • Are you allowing your students to use their phones or tablets to look things up in class?
  • Are you asking your students to write all of their work by hand?
  • Are you questioning your students and expecting them to conduct their own inquiry?
  • Are you providing your students with all of the answers that they need to memorize to pass a test?

Whether your answer is yes or no to those questions… follow it up with

WHY?

(and here is the biggie…)

Are you questioning yourself and your teaching practice on a regular basis?

WHY?

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