Recently, I was reading an article on AZ Central.com  (see link below) that described how Chandler School District  (In AZ) was changing its teaching model. Rather than the normal mode of instruction where students come to class on a daily basis to receive lectures and then go home to practice, this school district has decided to flip the script.

Instead of students coming to school to sit through lectures or other types of direct instruction teachers make video and audio learning modules that…

Employers and parents are always looking for ways to promote accountability. What about students? When individuals, in any capacity, have a sense of ownership and responsibility, the result is intrinsic motivation, a higher sense of ethics and esteem. Sometimes it is easiest to examine a concept through its antithesis. When ownership is lacking, there tends to be:

• Blame
• Lack of incentive
• Pettiness
• Lack of integrity
• Extrinsic motivation

How can we foster a sense of ownership for our…

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do (Crawley, 1994).  Thomas Jefferson

In February of this year, I published for your review responses to the inquiry among OFTF of what are the five skills most essential to the task of OFTF service.    To follow, I have inquired of the following:

• What are the five primary things you are looking for in student writing in the discussion forum?
• What are the five primary things you are looking for in student…