Ask Yourself
Here’s a simple goal for today. Ask yourself this question:What do I have to say? Then go out and…
Tag: #4OCF
What If Wednesday #5
Asking What If questions can be a powerful tool to lead toward thinking critically about the problems that we…
WHWTSHTF?
It’s going to happen. You know it will. And there’s only one question you need to ask of yourself…
Creating Creates Creativity
We tend to think that artists, or people in creative fields, have an idea and then do work to…
I Do We Do You Do
I love the gradual release model of I Do, We Do, You Do but I find a lot students…
Deciding Who’s Going to Decide
In Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling rule #12 is, “Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the…
How Ideas Become Powerful
It’s simple really. Ideas become powerful when they are shared. Ideas like to be shared. Ideas want to be…
Planning for Sick Days
Planning for a sick day can actually be worse than just going in sick! Not any more. Find a…
Questions We Should Be Asking Students
For many years, we have asked students small questions. Detail questions. Fact questions. Who? What? Where? When? We must…
4 Questions (for the Future of Education)
What are we “preparing” kids for? Ask any teacher what they are preparing students for and you will get…