So, what did you do today?
School starts in 11 days. I wrote some lesson plans in early July when the weather was miserable, but I haven’t written any since. I really need to get on that. My biggest stumbling block is that I have too many ideas and I’m finding it hard to focus. Will Richardson’t most recent blog post What did you create today? has given me a different lens through which to view my plans. Mr. Richardson goes beyond the basic “What did you learn today?” to create a list of questions that he hopes parents will ask and children will be able to answer. Questions that measure the depth of learning. Questions that we as teachers should ask ourselves as we plan. Are we giving our students tools to create meaning? To create change in the world? Are we empowering them by encouraging them to ask difficult questions and helping them find the answers?
It’s an almost overwhelming task, but these questions will help me narrow down my ideas. Time to get to work.
