Episode 43: Starr Sackstein: Connecting Students to Their Curiosity
Prolific author and passionate educator, Starr Sackstein, is my guest for a great conversation about the power of questions and the importance of cultivating students’ curiosity. We had so much to talk about that I have a second episode with Starr about better assessments and going gradeless on my next episode. She also slayed the super hero-themed The 5-Minute Game Show at the end of our discussion.
On this episode, I also debut my new course, Lenses of Questioning, an approach I created to help students ask a wider variety of kind of question, and it helps teachers, too. In my course you’ll learn lots of activities and games you can do with your students to help them develop their analytical and critical thinking skills. Listen to this episode to get the discount code for the course. For more information, go to NewLensEd.com or write to me at Batsheva@newlensed.com.
My special thanks to Starr Sackstein and to the voice over talent that helped me with my Lenses of Questioning not-so-fauxmercial, Shane Lawrence, from The Ed Podcast, and Yossie and Tuvia Frankel from my family.
Resources and links:
Starr’s Books:
Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective
Teaching Students to Self-Assess: How Do I Help Students Grow as Learners?
The Power of Questioning: Opening Up the World of Student Inquiry
Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School
Hacking Homework: 10 Strategies That Inspire Learning Outside of the Classroom co-written with Connie Hamilton.
Peer Feedback in the Classroom: Empower Students to be the Experts with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
Hacking Learning Centers in Grades 6-12: Teaching Choice and Providing Small Group Learning Opportunities in Content Rich Classes with Karen Terwilliger
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)