Amy Harom has a great piece in the August 23, 2008 New York Times on a Florida teacher engaged in teaching evolutionary life science to a high school class that includes religiously committed skeptical students. The article is unusual in looking at the issues as matters of curriculum, requiring knowledgeable responses by educators, and not [...]
Category Archives: teaching
responsive, differentiated instruction
March 8, 2008 – 8:02 pm
Something from Mara Sapon-Shevin that I think is worth sharing (posted here with her permission):
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008
From: Mara Sapon-Shevin
To: Tony Whitson
Hi Tony, Yes, I know this story and tell it as about responsive, differentiated instruction, although “tactful teaching” is a nice reframing! I talk about the swim instructor knowing (and all that implies) [...]
