The Fresh Classroom by @PaulKelba

"Telling students where they are going, only spoils the journey" Dylan Williams I am an advocate of the unexpected. Not as in throwing a surprise celebration for someone, that's a surface surprise. When the unexpected enters the classroom environment it can be both invigorating and challenging depending on the student. No matter the case, when the unexpected is embraced properly by the educator, students can deepen their learning. When students enter my classroom, most of the time there is a problem or quote of the day and a list of tasks/expectations with clear indicators of what they will learn. Sometimes we begin with an enduring understanding or powerful questions such as: "What does it mean to be ethical? Some students create forward movement as we search for answers. Whatever the case, students are able to clearly see what our path was, and as much as I create an atmosphere for appropriately covering the curriculum or program of studies, it was unre...