Barry J. DyckNow, Where Was I?Have you ever lost your train of thought in the middle of a story or explanation?Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
Barry J. DyckWhy being not sure is the surest wayI don’t remember when I learned to walk. I don’t remember when I learned to talk. I don’t remember when I learned to read. I doubt you do…Nov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019
Barry J. DyckIs this for marks?What is my mark? How do I know how I’m doing if I don’t have a mark?Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Barry J. DyckWould you ask your students to write a report card for you?It’s report card time again.Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Barry J. DyckWhat happens when the solution may be the problem?In the past, psychology focused on what’s wrong with people in the same way that traditional education focuses on the idea of what’s…Mar 12, 20181Mar 12, 20181
Barry J. DyckTen ideas that changed my teaching: #2 The reader writes the textThere was a time I thought of “reading” as little more than decoding printed words and sentences: “The large dog suddenly bit the young…Nov 19, 2017Nov 19, 2017
Barry J. DyckTen ideas that changed my teaching: #1 There is no average studentI don’t think anyone would argue that all people are the same. Sure we’re made of the same DNA, we all smell, get hungry, angry, laugh and…Oct 22, 20171Oct 22, 20171
Barry J. DyckCan you pass the test?Rather than using tests as a measurement of the end of a cycle of learning, we need to use them more as part of the learning process.Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
Barry J. DyckWhat happens when school learning is “done learning”?We collect data on our students to track their performance and achievement, yet what do we know about the long term impacts of our…Oct 6, 20172Oct 6, 20172
