Big Ideas
Ginsberg says learning should be about thinking instead of just memorizing for _______.
What are tests?
Ginsberg says many schools focus too much on this kind of testing.
What are standardized tests?
Ginsberg writes about a school in Philadelphia that focuses on projects.
What is Science Leadership Academy (SLA)?
Taking risks in school means you might sometimes make these
What is mistakes?
A teacher who lets students lead their own projects is acting as a _______.
What is a coach or mentor?
This word means trying something new, even if it might not work.
What is risk?
Ginsberg thinks students learn better when they are given time to do this, wonder and explore.
What is "to be curious?"
At SLA, students learn by doing hands-on projects called this.
What is project based learning?
Ginsberg says that being curious and trying new things builds this.
What is confidence?
Ginsberg says learning happens best when students do this, think about their own thinking.
What is reflect?
Students who use their imagination to solve problems show this.
What is creativity?
The “relay race” reform model focuses on moving students quickly through _______.
What are benchmarks or standards?
Teachers at SLA act as this, helping students explore their own ideas.
What is a guide?
A classroom that allows for questions and creativity is doing this kind of learning.
What is open-ended learning?
Instead of “sage on the stage,” a good teacher is the “guide on the _______.”
What is side?
Ginsberg wants schools to help students ask this kind of question, “Why?” and “How?”
What is critical thinking or inquiry?
Some schools try to make learning the same for everyone, but Ginsberg says it should be more _______.
What is creative or personal?
Students at SLA are encouraged to think for themselves instead of just repeating the _______.
What is teacher?
Some teachers fear taking risks because they worry about low _______ scores.
What are test scores?
Teachers can help students be creative by asking this type of question.
What is open-ended question?
The main message of Chapter 2 is that learning happens when we do this bravely.
What is question and explore?
Ginsberg believes that taking small risks helps students build this, to think for themselves.
What is confidence or independence?
SLA encourages students to take chances, make mistakes, and learn from them, this is called what?
What is embracing risk?
When students feel safe to take risks, they feel this, a sense that their ideas matter.
What is agency or belonging?
Ginsberg believes teachers must have this quality, the courage to try new things.
What is bravery?