A Map or a Maze?

A Map or a Maze?

  During a recent meeting, our team was reviewing math data on all of our students. Our goal was to check how students had grown since the beginning of the…
Take Two Steps Back

Take Two Steps Back

  We are constantly trying to move forward at an incredible pace. New apps, faster devices, and more data lead to instant gratification. Education is no exception. What if, instead…
What If Wednesday #5

What If Wednesday #5

  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…
What If Wednesday #3

What If Wednesday #3

  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…
It’s Not a Race

It’s Not a Race

  It’s not a race. What we are learning right now is that there is a lot more that is important compared to covering standards, taking tests, and administering curriculum.…
The Work That Matters

The Work That Matters

  When you set out to do work that matters, you won’t find out what that work is in the curriculum, or test scores, in a book, or from your…
Building Curriculum

Building Curriculum

  As we build our curriculums we must start seeing them as foundations not ceilings.   They must be the start and not the end.   Our curriculums must be…