As we mark the coming of the new year, our thoughts often turn to the nature of time and the fleeting, transitory nature of the passage of our days. Some of us resolve to use our time differently in the days ahead … JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! [...]
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Recently I received a pleasant, unexpected email from a retired teacher in New York State who had read a blog entry here and wrote to reminisce with me about work we had shared in the mid-1980s JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the [...]
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A Book About Time Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule Is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents, and Safer Neighborhoods. Chris Gabrieli and Warren Goldstein (2008, Jossey-Bass.) As you might guess, this title got my attention, given my interest in the topic and the fact that there’s a book with a similar title over there [...]
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The children have gone home and the classrooms are empty. Many teachers have packed their rooms and are moving to new classrooms or schools this summer. In our district there are schools closing and consolidating. In other districts around the country there will be more new principals and new teachers in place when children return. [...]
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The idea that children need more time in school to be more productive students and to achieve at a higher level seems intuitively sensible. The value of adding time to teacher’s schedules for teaching, planning, professional development and assessment also makes sense on the surface. The value of adding time to the school day and/or [...]
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This past weekend we “turned back the clocks” to “standard time.” Right after Halloween the world plunged into winter darkness in the morning and the evening. How does our presumptive tinkering with time impact the lives of the youngest of our species, our children? We think of humans as having five senses: sight, hearing, smell, [...]
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Federal and state departments of education are exploring extending the school day and the school year to make more time available for teaching and learning. There are many compelling reasons to think this is a good idea: • There is not enough time in the school day to cover mandated curriculum and required time blocks [...]
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Here are a few concrete examples for “putting the brakes on time” and strengthening relationships in the classroom and school. I’d love to hear thoughts from blog readers about these and also to hear things you are trying in your teaching approaches and practices. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own [...]
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