Tag: lesson

Ron Berger is interviewed on his approach to engage students in the creation of “beautiful work”

What do I want for my students? I want them to be active learners, able to ask questions...

Below I discuss three times in the past year when I have tried my own projects. In each case, I learned about how to present the project to students. I have also been embarrassed and pleasantly surprised by how much better my students’ work was than my own.

I first felt the pressures of raising my students’ test scores during my second year.

“It began in a whirlwind,” she started. “After the first week, it became apparent to me...