Recently I wrote a guest blog post on differentiation for Peter DeWitt’s blog Finding Common Ground in EdWeek. I corrected five common misconceptions regarding differentiation and offered suggestions for implementation. The response to the post was in large part quite positive, however, there were a handful
I made it clear to students the first day that I hoped and expected to learn as much from them as they might learn from me. I explained that I had come from a previous role as an advocate of student voice and student decision
Part 2 of a 3 part blog posts series on overcoming teacher burnout. Read part 1 here. Burned out and bummed out? It’s okay, even the most passionate and motivated educators can fall victim to burnout. We’ve all experienced the exhausting feeling of the “daily grind,” “keeping
I have been a trombone player since fourth grade, and I have played off and on for the better part of four decades. Though I wouldn’t consider myself truly an expert, I know quite a bit about how to play the trombone. I have played
Mr. Jones clocks in at 6:45 a.m. and enters his classroom. It is the start of the third week of the new school year. On today’s agenda: a school assembly in the morning, a genius hour after lunch, and students will be finishing their science
Each fall teachers struggle with how to support parents who are helping their children with math homework. When conducting back-to-school meetings with parents, teachers typically summarize the math curriculum by course content. Sometimes, teachers will hand out a list of resources, study aids, and games
Although there is an abundance of evidence demonstrating the negative effects of suspension, it continues to be the most commonly used method of discipline throughout the nation. We understand choosing alternative forms of discipline will be more challenging and time consuming in the beginning. Here
“I don’t understand! What do they want me to do?” Do you remember the voice of Charlie Brown’s teacher? We aren’t sure what she’s saying but the sounds of “wah, wah, wah” wash over us as she’s talking. For some students, the abstract notation of mathematics,
I mentioned last week that I have been an educator for over 30 years. That included a first-year, fresh-out-of-college stint as a high school teacher—a role I find myself in again
Part 1 of a 3 part blog posts series on overcoming teacher burnout. Part 1: See the Impact Burned out and bummed out? It’s okay, even the most passionate and motivated educators can fall victim to burnout. We’ve all experienced the exhausting feeling of the “daily grind,”