

It could be argued—and probably argued well—that what a student fundamentally needs to know today isn’t much different than what Tom Sawyer or Joan of Arc or Alexander the Great needed to know. Communication. Resourcefulness. Creativity. Persistence. How true this turns out to be depends on how macro you want to get. If we want…
Question-based learning is a type of inquiry where the learner is guided by forming and refining a guiding question or questions.
27 Cognitive Actions That Promote Self-Directed Learning Explain the significance Challenge something Draw a conclusion Form an important question Revise a question based on observation & data Critique something Observe something Revise something Transfer a lesson or philosophical stance from one situation to another Improve a design Identify a cause and effect Compare and contrast…
Short Response: 1-4 complete sentences Extended Response 1-4 complete paragraphs Essay: 5 or more paragraphs (also called a ‘paper’ and can be informative, research-based, persuasive, etc.) Chapter 1 Vocabulary: pallid, callow, abject, geniality, florid, zealous, salinity, viscosity, bouillon, prodigious, viviparous, vivacious, interminable, deft, optimum, predestination, sultry, caste, decant. Explain how Huxley uses imagery to establish…