"It’s an age-old saying, “Give a man a fish, and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and feed him for a lifetime.”
What separates good teachers from the excellent ones? The excellent ones are handing out fishing poles; creating a culture in the classroom of independence and self-reliance. These students don’t just recite facts or regurgitate information- they have learned how to learn. They know that if the answer isn’t in front of them, they have the tools to do the investigation and research."
This post provides 20 suggestions on "how" you can "develop a culture of 'can' in our classroom." Below are five of the suggestions. Click through to see all of them as well as more detailed explanations.
* Make it a safe place to fail
* Encourage curiosity
* Give your students a voice
* Use natural consequences
* Model how to learn