Leadership
Rebuilding a Realistic Culture of Optimism: Three Places Education Leaders Can Start
Educators are worn out. We feel overwhelmed. We doubt our effectiveness. We question our purpose. And amid our self-doubt and anxiety about the state of education, we are bombarded with admonitions to silence our negative emotions, deny our anguish, and at least pretend that everything is okay. This artificial positivity
Visible Learning
Visible Learning Effect Sizes When Schools Are Closed: What Matters and What Does Not
With the prospect of schools being out for a while, I will review some of the Visible Learning influences that may help understand what really matters and what does not matter as much. First, does
4 Tips to Help Kids Succeed in Learning at Home
We send our children to school because of the professionalism and expertise of teachers, and many of us as parents do not have the experience,
John Hattie Responds to New Critique of VISIBLE LEARNING
In June, the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory published “A Critique of John Hattie’s Theory of Visible Learning” by Thomas Aastrup Rømer. To quote from the paper’s abstract: First, I
Teaching Methods
3 Key Areas to Monitor in Your New Teacher Induction Program
Keeping teachers in our schools remains at the top of everyone’s mind. To do that, effective induction programs require a robust monitoring system. Many leaders
Cultivating a STEM Classroom Culture
What does a stimulating, minds-on STEM classroom culture look like? What shapes a productive STEM classroom culture? More importantly, what does a thriving STEM classroom
Discover What Happens: When You Center Students
Another World is Possible In April 2019, educator Shane Safir attended a convening of the Deeper Learning Dozen, a collaborative of 12 U.S. and Canadian school
