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18 Reasons We Need More Psychology (And Less Logic) In Our Education Thinking
Few systems are as complex as education. I’ve been thinking a lot about education lately, I’m in the school change business, especially as it relates to creating schools that work… Read more
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What Students and Teachers Say About Voice and Choice
The students and teachers in my Underachievers Study (2001) all had things to say about student voice and choice. All students in the Underachievers Study felt they learned better when… Read more
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An Extrinsic Motivator So Good It Should Be Your Secret Weapon
You’ve been reading through a series of my posts highlighting, mostly, counterproductive extrinsic motivators. You must be wondering, though, are all extrinsic motivators bad? The kind of motivators Alfie Kohn… Read more
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Some Students Need More Than Direct Instruction
An old friend provided me with a wonderful opportunity. She’s the Middle Level Director for a city in the South. I’ve been doing workshops for her schools and teachers for… Read more
The Multiple Pathways Blog has moved to mikemuir.us!
I’ve been writing for years, via the MultiplePathways blog and the More Verbs blog, about motivating disengaged students, middle level education, learning through technology, and leadership for school change. All those writings have been brought together at mikemuir.us.
Top Motivation & Learning Posts
- Kindling Fires of Curiosity
- Focus on 6 High-Impact Motivation Strategies
- What Makes for a Good Learning Experience?
- The Good and Bad of Extrinsic Motivation
- Tone of Voice Matters (In Surprising Ways)
- Engaging Tasks
Top Leadership for Change Posts
Top Learning with Technology Posts
- Maine Learning Technology Framework
- Are We Talking Technology or are we Talking Learning?
- Not All At Once – Phases of Implementing Technology For Learning
Category List
- Advantage2014 – Auburn iPads
- Avoiding "Lock It/Block It"
- Branding and Buzz
- Burning Platform
- Classroom Management for Tech
- Curriculum Content & Organization
- Customized Learning
- Definition of Success and Measure
- Distributed PD Project
- Doing 1to1 Right
- Early Childhood Education
- Engaging Tasks
- Focus on the Learning
- Food For Thought
- Formative Feedback
- Funding
- Great Teachers
- Higher Order Thinking
- Ineffective Motivation
- Instruction for Foundational Knowledge
- Inviting Schools
- It Just Works: Devices
- It Just Works: Managed Software
- It Just Works: WiFi
- Lead4Change
- Leadership
- Learning as Desired Outcome
- Learning By Doing
- Learning Progress Management
- Learning-Centered Access
- Leveraging Learning Institute
- Living More Verbs
- Managing Ed Tech
- Managing School Change
- Micro-credentials
- Middle Level Education
- Misc.
- MLTI
- Motivation
- Multiple Pathways
- Policies & Procedures
- Professional Development
- Professional Learning
- Project-Based Learning
- Projects4ME
- Real World Connections
- School Structures
- Setting Expectations
- Shared Leadership
- Shared Vision
- Shared Vision for Learning
- Student Learning
- Student Motivation & Engagement
- Teacher Practice
- Technology as Tool For Learning
- Technology for Applying Knowledge
- Technology for Assessment
- Technology for Foundational Knowledge
- Technology for Home/School Connection
- Technology for Learning
- Technology Policies and Leadership
- Technology Resource Management
- Technology to Personalize Learning
- Uncategorized
- Voice & Choice
Mike Muir 