Uncertainty in the times of Covid

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Preparing learners for an uncertain future

Thinking like a scientist is more important than simply knowing specific formulae or procedures; or that thinking like a historian, i.e. understanding how the narrative of society has emerged, developed, advanced, and sometimes unraveled when the context changed, goes well beyond remembering dates, names, and places.


Provocation: A careful balance between a ‘negotiated’ and a 'designed curriculum'

Twenty-first-century curricula need to be characterized by:

  • rigor (building what is being taught on a high level of cognitive demand)
  • focus (aiming at conceptual understanding by prioritizing depth over breadth of content)
  • coherence (sequencing instruction based on a scientific understanding of learning progressions and human development). 
  • true to the disciplines, while aiming at interdisciplinary learning and building students’ capacity to see problems through multiple lenses. 

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