Leadership
What Our New Staff Need from Us
It is not uncommon to feel a mix of emotions as we get closer to the start of a new year, and this is especially true with new teachers. The educational terrain has been a bit rugged (to say the least) and yet they courageously choose to join our profession,
Visible Learning
Visible Learning and Teaching Multilingual Learners: 5 Considerations
What can the Visible Learning database (www.visibiblelearningmetax.com) tell us about improving learning outcomes for students who are learning more than one language? With our colleagues
Empowering Students as Questioners: A High School’s Journey
“Good leaders ask great questions that inspire others to dream more, think more, learn more, do more and become more.” (John Maxwell) This quote epitomizes my
‘TRUE’ Visible Learning: Evidence of Impact
Cael politely opines that while people often grasp the general idea of Visible Learning, they may misinterpret its essence. In elaborating, he observes the ‘visibility’
Teaching Methods
Elevating Peer Learning to Foster Multilingual Learners’ Oral Language Development and Content Understanding
Picture walking into a classroom and observing a teacher is leading a whole class discussion where they ask a series of questions and several of
The Development of Working Memory
Do children ever surprise you with answers to your questions that go far beyond what you expected them to say or write? Have you been
Sensory Memory: Learning from the Five Senses
As you look at a newborn, have you wondered when babies start learning, or pondered the purpose of the early days and weeks when a
