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Heart and Brain
Today, make your lesson clear and absorbing. Lay out everything students need to know while simultaneously reminding students what they love about learning. Make today's lesson equal parts heart…
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The Dirty Word
Professional development is a dirty word in education. Even at the slightest mention, educators are ready to run for the hills. We can make it so that good positive…
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Teacher Workload
As we continue to hear about educators leaving the profession, it’s time to have a conversation about teacher workload. Teaching is one of the professions where planning and preparation…
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TLDR: Communication Tips
Last week, I shared a post on how our communication to families needs to be respectful and kind. Today, I'd like to share some specific tips that I learned…
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The Importance of Professional Feedback
There was a time when I would visit a classroom as an administrator to conduct a short walkthrough. I would notice something amazing that the teacher did or want…
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PodcastPD: ROGUE Leader
This week, I had the chance to sit down with AJ Bianco and Chris Nesi for an episode of Podcast PD! We had the chance to discuss everything PD…
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What If Wednesday #6
Asking What If questions can be a powerful tool to lead toward thinking critically about the problems that we face in education. Asking What If questions can help us…
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Too Long, Didn’t Read
I recently listened to the LinkedUp podcast titled The Science of Writing for Busy People featuring Todd Rogers as the guest. As a behavioral scientist and professor from Harvard,…
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A School Museum
I wonder why there is not a school museum. I’m not talking about a museum of artifacts that would help students to learn about the past and future. Instead,…
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This Meeting
How long should a meeting be? In schools, we’ve had a standard answer to this question. The usual time in my experience is sixty minutes. Maybe, forty five minutes…