Edutopia – Joseph Marangell
“In No More Telling as Teaching, Cris Tovani and Elizabeth Birr Moje suggest that students often expect teachers to do most of the thinking for them in class. A comfort level exists for both parties when a single narrative removes the messiness of understanding topics beyond the surface level. Yet new content-area standards, such as those informed by the College, Career, and Civic Life Framework, require that students be the ones asking questions, grappling with texts, and drawing their own conclusions about course concepts.” (more)