Sometimes, as they say, less is more. We often ask students to expound upon their ideas, add more details to their writing, or explain further. But it’s equally a skill for them to be able to crystallize an idea into one word or image, and it’s an exercise that can challenge them to really think about their concept. During his inservice presentation at our school last week, that’s just what Dean Shareski asked a group of our teachers to do. After some small group discussion […]