The Substitute Dilemma
When I first started teaching, my school had three “building subs” who showed up every day, covered for sick…
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5 Better Ways to End Your Day
How do students currently end a class period or their day? Is it a blur? Do students accomplish anything,…
Talking Data
Rich and I were talking about engagement this week. He did a presentation in his district on engagement in…
Swinging the Hammer
Inspired by Brian Koppelman’s interview with Steven Pressfield on The Moment Podcast. If you’re just waiting for the breakthrough…
5 Sites that Teachers Love
Looking to assess students? Want to engage students using video? Want to get lost (and found) somewhere in the…
Make PD Meaningful
It’s possible, I swear. PD can be meaningful. Make sure to allow for these factors when planning and implementing…
A Broken System
The system is broken. No matter what we try to do to help certain students and their families, the…
Inundated with Data
Data was supposed to revolutionize education. With multiple data points on every student, we are supposed to be able…
Think Habit Instead of Talent
On a recent Master Class that I watched, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, film director, screenwriter and author, David Mamet…
20 Words. Masking Mistakes.
20 words. 10 sticky notes, 2 words each. Trying to spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, conversation. Let us know…