The Learning Process

“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” 

-Phil Collins

There is nothing that gets me more excited than watching our students learning. The entire process fascinates me. The teaching , learning, assessing, evaluating, and planning fires me up!

I love asking myself three everlasting questions as I watch learning occur:

1. What instructional content will last beyond the summative assessment (endurance)?
2. What instructional content will have value in multiple subjects (leverage)?
3. What instructional content prepares students for the next level (readiness)?

The reason I am so passionate about this process, is because, ultimately, it is the only instructional process. Think about the “Ah Ha” moments we have all experienced. 

Moments like this propel my enthusiasm for intentional, purposeful, and meaningful learning. Maybe it is just the scientist or researcher in me that wants to know what works, how do we know it works, and how often does it work.

How do you feel about the learning process? Something to think about, right?

Rodney S. Lewis, Ed.D.