We’ve been trained to believe that the cacophony of information confronting us daily is helpful. As with most things, less is probably more.
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Generosity and sharing are the Tao of Teaching. Everything works better when we share the load.
Disaster recovery and emergency management protocols offer sage guidance for schools coming back from a major disruption.
Research shows movement is not only good for the body and spirit. It helps us learn.
John Dewey said, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” Discover both a process and a greater purpose for reflection.
School staff shortages can partially be attributed to COVID– but playing politics with funding these past few years didn’t help.
There’s a connection between the annual ritual of making New Year’s resolutions and preparing for a new school year each September. Here are seven practical takeaways.
Helping children learn is challenging enough. Nailing authentic, active, and personalized lessons every time? That’s like winning a trifecta– only you’re in control of the horse.
“Curriculum” could be a scope and sequence doc or the entire student learning experience. For it to be a meaningful and evolving learning plan, it needs to be alive– by design.
What if every student had a plan that captured and capitalized on their strengths, interests, background, and goals to improve their learning experience?
It isn’t failure if you learn from it. Educators can foster a growth perspective to help students become more confident, open-minded, and resilient.
While stress can boost performance up to a point, anxiety inhibits learning. Students can be taught to manage and reframe those anxious feelings.
Head starts and charity won’t help children succeed until we address the century old elephant in the room: the cycle of poverty.
A three year pause in high stakes testing gave us breathing room to do our jobs– and the mental space to assess better alternatives.
Teaching children to teach themselves is a lesson that will last a lifetime.
Picking up this habit during the pandemic has been a game changer.
Dealing with problems is part of human (and squirrel) nature. We only get better when we practice and nurture it.
Before deciding what technology to use and how, when, and where to use it, we must first ask: Why should we?
What works and doesn’t work about digital learning? How can and should we build on its strengths and address its shortcomings?
Even in the best case scenarios, students have been falling behind, particularly our neediest. Rather than focusing on “remediating learning loss,” we can integrate, accelerate, and enrich – starting today.