Giving a voice to teacher-leaders, administrators, and students doing amazing things
Zoe Zmuda — a sophomore in high school — created this YouTube video as a culminating artifact to reflect on how education leaders (from classroom to consultant) pay attention to life skills as part of regular instructional practice. Points discussed Read More …
Over the past few years of teaching English to high school juniors, I have become increasingly aware of the competitive nature of our students’ post-secondary opportunities. With so many students planning to be engineers, architects, accountants and the like, I have Read More …
Let’s be real. One of the hardest things for people to do is build a new habit. It takes commitment, focus, drive, and a constant reminder or way to trigger that action. In the learning environment, deliberately using the Habits Read More …
“The most beautiful experience in the world is the experience of the mysterious.” — Albert Einstein Have you ever witnessed a young child react to the to a magician’s sleight of hand, or exclaim in delight over the appearance of Read More …
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Rick Gifford knew that a worksheet where students define words and then use them in a sentence wasn’t the most engaging way for them to learn and practice math vocabulary. He wanted to spruce things up and give his students Read More …
Writing this on the second day of school, I don’t mind sharing that I am happily exhausted! This feeling is the result of my own passion for teaching and the collaborative energy happening inside my classroom. To those of you Read More …
Student led IEP meetings are meaningful opportunities for students to develop agency, self-advocacy skills and be powerful members of their team. Yet, many educators, families, and students become overwhelmed in how to begin to cultivate this as part of regular Read More …
The nightmares typically begin a week before school starts. I am standing in the front of the room doing everything I can to get my students’ attention. They aren’t listening, and I’m typically in gym shorts. As the volume of Read More …
Before we launch into the theme of this newsletter, based on the automatic replies that shared you were away on vacation, here is the link to the previous newsletter: Reflecting Forward As We Head Back to School. This was devoted Read More …