{"id":4825,"date":"2021-07-21T11:36:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T06:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=talk_post&#038;p=4825"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:03:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:33:34","slug":"never-work-harder-than-your-students","status":"publish","type":"talk_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/talk-post\/never-work-harder-than-your-students\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Never Work Harder Than Your Students<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-talk\"><strong>About the talk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Inquiry-based learning requires careful planning by knowledgeable teachers. Yet, all of that planning should lead to student-driven inquiry. Sophisticated practitioners point students in the direction they wish them to go and then give them the resources to find their way to deep conceptual understanding. Students should be working as hard as practitioners are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In this engaging session by Robin Long, founder, Let Them Learn LLC, explore the ways that well crafted provocations can hook students and lead them to student-driven inquiry that results in relevant and engaging learning. Dive into a variety of ideas for provocations and then determine what the next steps must be in order for the students to inquire with you, and then go beyond to follow their own interests. You&#8217;re sure to find joy in the discoveries you will make, inquiring with your students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group learnings has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\"><strong>Key takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discover the power of student autonomy and self directed learning through provocations&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find new ways to formulate powerful provocations that will help students ideate, seamlessly&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shift your focus towards creating a fruitful learning environment for your students, where they have voice and choice&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn how to embrace mistakes and setbacks, as you help your students on their problem-solving journey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the talk Inquiry-based learning requires careful planning by knowledgeable teachers. Yet, all of that planning should lead to student-driven inquiry. Sophisticated practitioners point students in the direction they wish them to go and then give them the resources to find their way to deep conceptual understanding. 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