Through the Eyes of a Tiger.....

A Blog by Richard Jacoby

Helping Students Set Learning Goals

As I’ve indicated in my other posts, I am a huge proponent of providing different avenues for students to be able to take charge of their...

Student Learning Objectives

The concept of Student Learning Objectives (SLO’s) has many benefits and challenges. Benefits include reinforcing best teaching...

Setting up Unit Tests and Lesson Summative Evaluations to Impact End of Year Testing....

First, let me address my feelings of “teaching to the test” which I believe is the question being posted for this discussion. I have...

Educational Theorists Pt. 2

Jane Addams (1920s): Ethical Principles (for Gender Equality) Jane Addams was nicknamed ‘Saint Jane’ for her part in activism,...

"A-HA" and "Lightbulb" moments from OTL502-Learning Theories and Models of Instruction...

Throughout this class, I have mentioned several times that I have been in the classroom for 20 years. I honestly came into this class...

2020 Educational Issues.....A select few that is...

Academic Course Diversity This educational issue is near and dear to my heart, for obvious reasons. Dedicating my life to education in...

The most out of control classroom I've ever witnessed and the "Infamous" student, dealing with both.

Everybody spends at least 13 years as students in the public education system – for the most part. Some of us decide for whatever reason...

Economy of Time: Professional time saving tips and protecting your personal time to keep balance...

I am probably the absolute worst to address the topic “Economy of Time.” Lessons of the farm taught me a few key principles: there are 24...

Instructional strategies a teacher can USE at ANY grade level, Face to Face and Remotely...

Part One: The main driver of success in the classroom is engagement. Without student engagement, it doesn’t matter the depth of knowledge...

From the Mind and Heart; My thoughts on Assessments...

After being in the classroom for nearly 20 years, I have an abundance of opinions on assessments. In general, I feel assessments, when...

Remembering what my teachers tried to teach ME, and how well did they DO? My Educational History...

As I begin to roust up my educational experiences I cannot help but to have a mixed set of memories; some amazing, some not so much. I...

Educational Theorists

Jean Piaget (1930s): Cognitive Development Prior to the 1930’s, children - particularly their minds - were often thought of as simply...