Values Discovery

Learning Alliance Designing The Learning AlliancePreviously, we introduced you to Designing the Learning Alliance to set the stage for a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and achievement.  Designing Classroom Values Let’s start Designing the Alliance with creating a classroom culture based on shared values. Designing a values based classroom culture has 2 parts, Values DIscovery and…

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False Choice

Perhaps worse than no choice is a false choice. A false choice is when we ask a student: “What would you like?” and then ignore their preference. “Would you like to start on Unit 2?”, knowing we are going to start Unit 2, nonetheless. “What feedback do you have for me as a teacher?” and…

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