Dear Teacher: Here are a few science activities that support units of study you are probably promoting. Since core science ideas begin early in a child’s school life, the experiments and activities we’ve identified will begin to develop a base of knowledge for children about forces
From the series: Developing Students’ Ownership of Learning—from a Distance, too! Check out Posts #1 and #2. Let’s continue our journey to developing assessment-capable, visible learners. At this point, students know what they are supposed to be learning, what success looks like, and how they can monitor their progress. The next
My dad told me once, the mark of a good manager is how well things run when he’s not there. This thought helped guide my teaching life for over 30 years, but it has never been more tested than now, in the time of Covid-19. If
Sometimes we are so caught up in the busy fray of the day-to-day that we miss out on the opportunity to step back and look at the bigger picture. Where is your school headed? How does the direction fit with your dream or the dreams of your staff, your
Teachers, how are you doing right now? We’re in crazy times. Right now you are doing incredible work to support students. Things are looking a lot different and to be honest, it’s a bit hectic with way more prepping. It’s almost like we’re teaching a new course or even courses. I would like to take a
Support your novice teachers in times of uncertainty Audio version read by the author [audio m4a="https://corwin-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2-ways-to-Lead-Virtual-Mentoring-Conversations-1.m4a"][/audio] There is no lesson plan or script for moving us forward in these uncertain times. As we learn how to connect with our students and families in new ways, we also need to pay attention to our most vulnerable colleagues. As a mentor
What does the future hold when the majority of secondary students can’t tell the difference between a news story and an advertisement? Or when they fail to answer basic questions about enslaved people in the United States or the Holocaust in Europe? Or when 24% of U.S. millennials consider democracy to be a ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ way of running
