The illusion of writing is happening in classrooms across the country, and you know the type I’m talking about: those genre-based units of study where students write a personal narrative or research a topic of their choice, writing an informational piece, or constructing an argument.
The post-pandemic reality is that students have lost faith in themselves as capable learners. Many didn’t return to school and we currently face a storm of chronic absenteeism, high dropout rates, and frequent emotional crises among teens. Far too many students are giving up and
Teacher training programs prepare teachers on most aspects of the profession ranging from curriculum design and up-to-date pedagogy to relationship building with students. Current events have also urged programs to include social justice issues relating to the classroom, equity, and student agency and identity. However,
The hussle and bussle of the holidays can create stress and overwhelm as people prepare for the giving season. When you consider that many educators feel stressed and overwhelmed already, you may ask, “How can we prepare to give to others, without totally diminishing the bit of emotional
Listen to Randy Weiner and James Bailey discuss how to lead SEL by modeling it on the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast with Peter DeWitt: Recent research on the principalship (Grissonm et al., 2021) shows the experience level of principals since 2016 has decreased from an average of
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
The coronavirus has us feeling uncertain, on-edge, and experiencing unprecedented restrictions. Across the nation, as I write this piece, various states are shutting down schools, restaurants, and bars statewide. Some are initiating curfews. All are insisting on social distancing, with absolutely no handshaking. We are
We have hit the pause button on our normal lives. This is especially difficult for schools because time marches on. Our school events run along a timeline set long ago. Most proms are held in the Spring. Spring is when baseball starts, and we begin
This is a new and strange time for many of us (although my dad reminds me he lived through the Polio epidemic). Most of us outside of the medical profession don’t have experience with a virus like COVID-19. School closures, tele-education, panic at the grocery
As summer begins, do you look back on the school year and wonder how you made it through? So often in my work I hear teachers, counselors and administrators speak of being exhausted, overwhelmed or burned out. Do you feel that more is added to