It’s the time of year we celebrate scary things: ghosts, goblins, clowns, pumpkin spice (whatever that is). There is one creepy thing with the power to raise the hairs on necks everywhere and which rarely gets celebrated: math. This is a shame. Because the fear
This post was originally published on A Principal's Reflections. The world today is changing at a fast pace. We are seeing advances in technology at a frenetic rate, which is having a powerful impact on our learners. It is not that our students are actually learning
As the month of October is Connected Educators Month, I am extremely thankful that I have become a connected educator. Being connected has enabled me to learn, share and grow with a global network of passionate educators. This school year I was asked to create
Did something awesome happen in your school today? Did a student or staff member do something that really impressed you? Are you proud of your classroom, school or district? If so, who knows about it? Are you the only person in your classroom, school or
This is part IV of a four-part blog series on race and teacher expectations. Click these links to access blogs: I, II and III. Research suggests a correlation between teacher expectations and student achievement (Brophy, 1983). In the U.S. we also have a systemic issue of educators having lower expectations
This post was originally published on Finding Common Ground. School Leaders’ Dilemma: Distraction: The New Normal Catherine, a busy school principal in a large urban school in New Jersey, recounts her workday in exasperation at a recent mindfulness and school leadership training session offered by Lead Smart
Putting ourselves out there can be really intimidating maybe even terrifying but it doesn’t have to be. Social media and blogging are an opportunity to share our unique voices with a community who is invested in learning and growing with us. A few years ago I,
This past summer, I watched rising first graders co-teach a PD workshop for teachers with their kindergarten teacher @mlsmeg (Meg Franco) to demonstrate why and how to use Twitter and Mystery Skype in the classroom. These six-year-olds may have been the least expensive and best
This is part III of a four-part blog series on bias and teacher expectations. Click these links to access post I and post II. The language we use to talk about students matters. It reflects and shapes our perceptions, and most importantly, our expectations for student success. Sometimes the words we use
