Tag: misconceptions

  • Teach what’s NEEDED, not what’s NEXT (3/3)

    Teach what’s NEEDED, not what’s NEXT (3/3)

    But… what if you can’t use AI? 😰 My last few posts used AI assists to illuminate what your learners need to learn next.🦾 First we predicted learning gaps with AI to help build your lesson plans.🦾 Then we built individualized assessment using AI to show exactly what each person needs to learn next. Now…

  • Teach what’s NEEDED, not what’s NEXT (2/3)

    Teach what’s NEEDED, not what’s NEXT (2/3)

    You’ll learn best if the learning is targeted to your personal needs. 😎 (This isn’t about learning styles. Don’t get me started on learning styles.) What if, every time you learned something, it started at exactly the right place for you based on what you already know? There would be no need for background research…

  • Teach what’s NEEDED, not what’s NEXT. (1/3)

    Teach what’s NEEDED, not what’s NEXT. (1/3)

    But… how do you know what’s needed? 🧐 I had high school classes where the teacher said “We were on page 87 yesterday, so today we’ll start at the top of page 88”? I’m sure you’ve had the same. Wait. Why is that wrong? Page 88 is the next page, after all! Here’s the problem:…

  • Uh oh. Do you actually know what your learners don’t know? 🤔

    Uh oh. Do you actually know what your learners don’t know? 🤔

    Teaching is way more than telling. A great teacher unearths their learners’ misconceptions and misunderstandings, and then targets them to fill gaps and build higher quality knowledge. In other words, you don’t just teach what’s next; you teach what’s NEEDED. One of the more challenging elements of teaching is figuring out what our learners need…

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