Writing is not scary because it tells others what you know. Not writing is scarier because it says you may not know anything. Write and express yourself! Continue reading
To Be Visible or Not to Be, That Is The Question
A student can skate through a school day and never be engaged in their instruction. It is a learned behavior we can change. Continue reading
Tighten The Lug Nuts of Learning
Children in school are not tourists on a year-long field trip seeing and learning what they can as time flies past. Successful learning is taking the steps and time needed to secure student learning of essential annual outcomes. Continue reading
Remembering Is Difficult; Forgetting Is Easy
When we know what is right, we should try to do it. This statement is easier to say than to practice. Harder yet is defending bad practice. We should make the best practices of teaching and learning our daily commitment to the children we teach. Continue reading
Snow Days of Yore No More
A snow-cancelled school day is a gift from the clouds. It is time to update our conceptions of how children treat a snow day. A contemporary understanding of snow days better informs how all adults make decisions about snow days. Continue reading