Barry J. DyckNow, Where Was I?Have you ever lost your train of thought in the middle of a story or explanation?2 min read·Feb 26, 2021----
Barry J. DyckYour Future is What You Value NowFocus on inputs not outputs5 min read·Oct 27, 2020--1--1
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…3 min read·Nov 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?3 min read·Feb 4, 2019----
Barry J. DyckWould you ask your students to write a report card for you?It’s report card time again.4 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Mar 12, 2018--1--1
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…12 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Oct 22, 2017--1--1
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.3 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Oct 6, 2017--2--2