Lead with your Chin
Leading with one’s chin refers to a boxer leaving his or her chin wide open and unprotected. It is…
Tag: 4OCF
Teaching ART using the Workshop Model
While the workshop model has proven successful for both language arts and math, not a lot of art educators…
Who is responsible for PD?
1. No one knows better WHAT YOU NEED than YOU. 2. No one knows better HOW you learn than…
Inherent Value
If a student is interested in learning something, there’s inherently a value in that. So many times we dismiss…
Time to Listen: Start Ed Up Podcast
Last week I listened to the most recent episode of PodcastPD. If you have not been listening to this podcast,…
What He Said
My morning did not go so well. From the moment I walked in, I was besieged with complaints, students…
Long Term Implications
I work in a school with students who are seven and eight years old. I focus a majority of…
Questions for Today
A Challenge for Monday: Write down five questions you want to reflect upon today. Think carefully about the questions…
Joy is an Intervention
It’s such a simple phrase but I find it so powerful. Joy is an intervention. It’s so freeing. My…
6 Strategies for Creating a Solutions Based Culture
In a solutions based culture, critical and constructive feedback is welcome, as long as the person critiquing is also…