Sublime

You only understand it, we say, ifyou can teach it, use it, prove it, connect it, explain it, defend it, read betweenthe lines, and so on. The argument for performance assessment as a necessity,not a luxury, is thus clearly linked to these usages: Students must perform effectively with knowledge to convince us that they really understand what quizz

The role of the textbook may shift from being the primary resource tobeing a support.

Generate big ideas as an outgrowth of related and suggestive pairs. Thishelpful approach has two virtues: (1) it indicates the kinds of inquiries thatmust be made (e.g., compare and contrast), and (2) it suggests the kind ofrethinking that learners will need in order to understand the ideas and findthem useful. Here is a list of pairs to consider:a

J’ai développé ces thèmes dans Les Sept Savoirs nécessaires à l’éducation du futur. Je me borne ici à indiquer la nécessité d’enseigner la connaissance de la connaissance, puis je résumerai les autres thèmes.

“inputs”). It is a map for how to achievethe “outputs” of desired student performance, in which appropriate learningactivities and assessments are suggested to make it more likely that studentsachieve the desired results.

believe that good teachers introduce new thoughts, but great teachers introduce new ways of thinking.

A third important connotation for the term essential refers to what isneeded for learning core content. In this sense, we can consider a questionessential if it helps students effectively inquire and make sense of important but complicated ideas, knowledge, and know-how—a bridge to findings thatexperts may believe are settled but learners do not ye

do. The teaching is thenthought of as enabling performance.

• What is the general context for the task?