Category: Resources
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The Case for Shifting Formality
Read More: The Case for Shifting FormalityTwo 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
Read More: Discourse in our TimeThis 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…
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Stealth Assessment
Read More: Stealth AssessmentEven 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…
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Politics, Economics, and the Lives of Teenagers
Read More: Politics, Economics, and the Lives of TeenagersAfter 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
Read More: Norms, Moral Correctness, and Safety in SchoolThe value of norms, respect, and safety, in our country as in our schools.
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Debunking Mythologies in Art, Politics, and Medicine
Read More: Debunking Mythologies in Art, Politics, and MedicineMythologies, 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?
Read More: 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…
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Metaphors for (and against) education
Read More: Metaphors for (and against) educationWe 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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Ethical Sharing, Ethical Optimism, Ethical Coursework
Read More: Ethical Sharing, Ethical Optimism, Ethical Coursework“Optimism is an explanatory process… it’s the narrative you tell that allows you to move forward.”