Three Ways that School Leaders Can Protect Teachers from Burnout By Joseph Jones, TJ Vari, Connie Hamilton Difficult to pinpoint and often unrecognized at first, burnout creeps in as fatigue, distraction, and even frustration. As that happens, purpose and certainty are pushed out. If teachers cannot get
This blog is part five of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see the first post, second post,  third post, and fourth post. How can one of the most powerful questions help us in this moment in time: What if?   What if rather than marching
Welcome back! In the previous blog post, we unpacked the first two phases of the Discovery (DIIE) model: discovery and interventions. The first post highlighted the importance of understanding both our learners and the standards in our classroom prior to selecting appropriate interventions. Ultimately undertaking both
The world of professional learning for educators, leaders and coaches has reached a level of unprecedented accessibility. Although we tend to groan when thinking about *another* meeting on Zoom, there have definitely been some pros for those of us who may not have been able to travel
Welp. We’re still here, in this not-so-fun space of teaching during a pandemic. Can a simple shift in mindset offer much-needed energy and impact on student learning? So glad you asked. Turns out, yes!  The challenge we face as teachers is to reorient our classrooms so that transfer is the
Did you know school counselors are teachers too?! Providing core curriculum classroom lessons (formerly called classroom guidance) ensures all students receive instruction from their school counselor on topics to support their academic, college and career, and social-emotional development. Depending on a school counselor’s caseload, their
What if we could truly do school differently? Picture a fifth grader who has identified animals as one of her passions. She has chosen to work on the problem of endangered species and make recommendations for improving the situation. Monday morning starts off with a Skype
I was sitting in the hair salon talking with my stylist when a young lady approached and asked if there were any stylists in the salon who could braid her hair. Since I was there for my back-to-school hairdo and in an effort to make
Consider two classrooms in which teachers are posing questions to students in order to check for understanding. In classroom A, the teacher asks a question and calls on a student whose hand is raised. The student answers incorrectly. The teacher reacts by saying, “Good try. Let’s
We have all been there. We have divided students in groups of four to complete a task together. Immediately, one student takes over, a couple of others happily “check out,” and the other is frustrated because “there’s nothing to do.” What went wrong? Read on