Sometimes the best research is right in front of our noses. When we see our students succeed when they have not succeeded in the past, (even when we know we’ve put enormous resources to help) we continue to ask questions such as:
- What was different about these interventions that made it click for the student?
- What type of learner profile is a better fit?
- Was it the right sequence of events (coordination of efforts) that lead to this period of success?
Rarely is our journey an “either/or” set of answers but rather, more like an “and”. What we know for sure is that we continue to refine and critically review what we know to be true about our learners and the teachin