Learning Something New....

Students need to learn something new every time they are with us. When was the last time you learned something new....something really challenging?

Listen to Jay McTighe's video (half of the UBD team). It made me think of my own learning. Jay gives great advice about remaining resilient as a learner...something we can help kids with by modeling it.

For Jay is was surfing and for me it is learning to play the piano. One of Jay's criteria for staying resilient is making use of feedback to improve. As teachers we should be giving feedback to students on how to get better. For my playing of the piano I only have my own ear and my lesson books for feedback. No, I am not taking lessons, at least not yet, but I do practice everyday and truly enjoy using what I believe is a different part of my brain.