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thenewgreen  ·  4868 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The myth of the extraordinary teacher
I found a conversation on TED that led me to this blog:

The Results Only Project is an education movement. Project participants are asked to commit to any or all of the following ROLE strategies:

-Eliminate worksheets -Eliminate homework -Use quizzes and tests as diagnostic tools only (do not count -scores against students) -Stop all or most direct instruction, replacing it with discovery activities and brief instructional videos -Design and use meaningful year-long projects that give students choice in how they demonstrate master learning -Create a workshop setting -Eliminate rules and consequences in your classroom -Replace grades with narrative feedback -Allow students to grade themselves

http://www.resultsonlylearning.com/





nevets  ·  4868 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It's an interesting challenge to educators. I wonder how many are taking it? I'd love to have some quantitative data on the results. They parameters of the challenge seem valid. ROLE makes sense, especially in conjunction with smaller class sizes.