The Case for Shifting Formality
Two recent articles push us to expand the formality of language and setting that counts as “engagement” in discussion-based courses.
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Discourse in our Time
This week’s Beyond the Syllabus brings together of-the-moment public debates, critical research, and retellings of history that cause us to renew our perspective on and passion for discourse in the classroom and beyond.
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Stealth Assessment
Even without sophisticated video games at our disposal, we find Shute and Ventura’s embrace of games for formative assessment inspiring and wonder, after reading, what it might look like for teachers to enact “stealth” assessments in existing classrooms without sophisticated technology.
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Politics, Economics, and the Lives of Teenagers
After a pandemic, and an election, what does work look like for teenagers, and how can educators and employers work together to (re)imagine the future of teen work?
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Norms, Moral Correctness, and Safety in School
The value of norms, respect, and safety, in our country as in our schools.
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Debunking Mythologies in Art, Politics, and Medicine
Mythologies, debunked: how newly clarified information can inspire teachers and students to discuss, and learn, better.
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Self Paced Learning and Student-Led Discussion, Together?
Beyond the Syllabus posts offer a round-up of resources that are “practice-adjacent,” as Katherine often says. We offer recs for podcasts, fiction and non, and TED talks that offer delightful – if surprising – ways to rethink or enrich discussion practice. This week, we tapped into the trend of self-paced learning, which has become especially…
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Metaphors for (and against) education
We often use metaphors to describe what we do in the classroom. Do those metaphors help us, or do they hurt us?
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For the Teachers
Nourish yourself.
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Ethical Sharing, Ethical Optimism, Ethical Coursework
“Optimism is an explanatory process… it’s the narrative you tell that allows you to move forward.”
