“The high stakes test culture runs almost totally counter to what we know about how people learn. It causes us to engage in professional malpractice on a regular basis.” PeopleKnowsRunningCultureCausesTestsBasesStakesMalpractice Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“In my experience, professionals who are best in any field approach their work with humility. They know that their work is more than just a job. It's an exploration of life. Even on days when they feel most confident, things can go wrong. Sometimes even the good things that happen are a mystery - a surprise. There are always elements outside our control. That's humbling - or should be.” KnowsFeelsShouldSometimesHappensJobsMysteryFieldsHumilityElementsApproachGood ThingsSurpriseExplorationHumbling Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“In the field of education, educators know that they leave a lasting impact on their students for better or for worse. Trust is established or diminished in the classroom and very good educators understand that they are fallible. Despite their best efforts, they will not always do the best for each student.” KnowsEffortFieldsStudentsImpactVery GoodDespiteLastingClassroomDo The BestEducatorBest EffortLasting Impact Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Important element is deeply understanding our curriculum. Most teachers know what they're going to cover this week or this term. Few of us can specify precisely what students should know, understand, and be able to do as a result of any particular learning experience or set of learning experiences. Without that specificity, alignment between content, assessment, and instruction is weak.” KnowsShouldImportantAbleUnderstandingTermResultsTeacherWeekStudentsParticularElementsWeakInstructionAlignmentAssessmentCurriculumLearning ExperienceSpecificity Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“We need to understand where are students are at any point during a unit - in other words, what each student actually knows, understands, and can do at a given time based on the content goals we've established.” KnowsNeedsGivenGoalCan DoStudentsUnits Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“It's important to know how to lead and manage a classroom with flexibility. Students of all ages are quite capable of learning these routines and contributing to their success once the teacher is comfortable guiding students in that direction.” KnowsImportantAgeKnow HowTeacherStudentsComfortableCapableManageClassroomFlexibilityContributing Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
