via Terry Freedman:

1. Open-ended tasks vs. closed tasks,
2. Problem-solving approach vs. skills-based approach,
3. Watch what students to in the lesson,
4. Avoid the temptation to atomise,
5. Assess what students say (about the work they’ve done).

I believe for educators in a standards-driven, testing-is-everything era, #4 will be difficult to overcome.

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