Geographic Lotteries of Learning
Note: This article has been lightly edited and was originally published in the Edtech Podcast on August 28, 2019 [link] What’s in this episode? This week we throwback to a second recording from this year’s WISE@Paris. In this episode you’ll hear from two speakers on the topic of the future of learning, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Professor, […]
Why Most 40 Minute Lessons are Inefficient
Imagine a classroom of 45 students in Liberia. A teacher spends 5 minutes demonstrating 37 + 24 on the blackboard. She then leads students through a 10 minute guided practice of a similar problem, 44 + 19. Finally, students launch into a 25-minute independent practice solving problems aligned to today’s goal. All students work hard, […]
Why Most Textbooks are Broken
When a plane crashes, we examine every detail about the aircraft’s mechanics. When a building collapses, we examine every detail about the building’s construction. And when students fail to learn, we for some reason skip examining every detail about instructional design. If an education system fails to ensure that every first grader can read the simple sentence “The name of […]