A really useful overview of teaching ideas – let me know what you think. Tim
Most of the blogs I write that get a good response are the ones about teaching. Thankfully. I’d write a book but a) it takes too much time b) the money is terrible and c) I’d just be repeating everything I’ve already written here. It would be called ‘Into the Rainforest of Teaching and Learning’. I like the organic metaphor because it captures something of the mystery, complexity and beauty of teaching well. This post is my very lazy outline for that book; another way of bringing some ideas together in one place.
Rainforest Thinking
From Plantation Thinking to Rainforest Thinking: it’s quite a journey
I like the idea that learning is ‘lush, diverse, unpredictable, evolving, daunting, exciting’. This is my underlying philosophy for teaching better: rainforest thinking.
Great Lessons
Although I’d change a few things, I’m still very happy with this series as a way…
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