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Reflections On The Practicality Of Good Theory, Charles Rathbone, Bethany Brodeur, Jennifer Kennison
Reflections On The Practicality Of Good Theory, Charles Rathbone, Bethany Brodeur, Jennifer Kennison
College of Education and Social Services Faculty Publications
Jennifer Kennison noticed something different about the way her high school chemistry students were working together during Complex Instruction rotation. Her attention to the change in her students’ learning caused me to think about how Elizabeth Cohen’s often referenced Kurt Lewin’s comment “There is nothing so practical as a good theory.” As a result, I decided to ask two students who were teaching CI rotations if they would be interested in working together on a conference presentation that looked at their work through the eyes of Lewin’s dictum. They would take on responsibility for documenting and writing about their CI …