The following two tweets resonated with me as I believe the ultimate reward for a teacher is to see their students carry on the learning beyond the school day. Not because they are required to, but because they can't wait to!
I believe Piedmont Intermediate's Melissa Lau makes it clear that for learning to extend beyond the school day or "all day" as she calls it and to be self-initiated by the students themselves, we must purposefully plan with this ultimate goal in mind.
The following video demonstrates this type of learning as Piedmont Intermediate's Tammy Stokes allows her students to own the learning. When they own it, even a ringing of the bell won't interrupt it. When is the last time you had to remind your students the bell rang? Something to think about.
Shawn Blankenship, Principal
Piedmont Intermediate
