After reading one of my classmates posts, one thing that I was left to reflect on in my own practice was this: If no two things in the world are the same, why do we expect our students to produce the same results? I have always known that no two things are alike, but I had never thought about what the process means in my teaching practice. I have the students fill out the same organizer so that they can all create a similar final project. However, that final project might not fit some students. That is where the practice of choice comes in. I never thought of choice as how it links to, "no two things are the same," but it is true. Different students make choices for different reasons, and when they understand who they are as a learner, they are making the best choices for themselves. So why do we expect them to all make similar projects? Design Thinking opens the end project up to so many things. It is the perfect fit to how, "no two things are the same." As a teacher, I need to start leaning into the uncomfortable because no two of my students are the same and no two students show their learning in exactly the same way. I need to start thinking and leaning toward the SQUISH!
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AuthorMy name is Jessica Meservey and I am a 6th grade teacher. There is no level that I would rather be teaching and learning with. I currently teach in rural Maine. I love to integrate technology into my classroom as we are 1:1. Find me on Twitter at @MsMeservey. ArchivesCategories |