Comprehension co-author Douglas Fisher discusses why teaching reading comprehension through individual, disconnected strategies isn't improving reading comprehension, and what to try instead.
Too often, we ascribe student barriers to learning in sweeping terms without looking closely at causes. That makes it impossible to see what we might do to make a positive impact. Better to flip the script and examine what’s getting in the way of learning, realizing that there are cognitive barriers to effective teaching.
Co-authors of Removing Labels Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey share three strategies educators can take to reduce negative labeling of students.
Co-authors of The Distance Learning Playbook Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey discuss 7 factors useful in facilitating student collaboration from a distance.
Co-authors of Comprehension Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey share three aspects of comprehension instruction that they believe are necessary to impact students’ thinking.
Co-authors of The Quick Guide to Simultaneous, Hybrid, and Blended Learning Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey discuss Simulatenous Learning, including lessons they've learned and guidelines.
The Distance Learning Playbook co-authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey discuss empathetic feedback and the feedback model called GREAT.
The Distance Learning Playbook co-authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey share 3 lessons learned about distance learning.
The Distance Learning Playbook co-authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey share their recommendations for the distance classroom.
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey focus on the teacher and student materials they developed to teach students how to take increased responsibility for their learning, concluding their series on Developing Assessment-Capable, Visible Learners.
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey work through the step in Developing Assessment-Capable, Visible Learners of guiding students as they learn how to solicit feedback.
Comprehension co-authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey discuss their three-part framwork to help students learn not just the meaning of texts, but gain motivation and purpose from them.