Getting Out Early
Have you ever truly enjoyed something that you were doing? It could have been watching TV… or a…
Tag: Motivation
Thoughts from #TCT16
This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today conference hosted by the guys at Evolving…
Behavior Instruction
You would never make a student who struggles with reading clip down or lose a ticket if they didn’t…
In Case of a Fog Delay
Friday night, I took my children to a baseball game. It was a beautiful night for a game. Warm.…
A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t
What are our students capable of? I would argue that we will never know unless we try. I…
Point at the Process
When a student is not doing his work teachers, generally speaking, say one of two things. They will…
Questions We Should Be Asking Students
For many years, we have asked students small questions. Detail questions. Fact questions. Who? What? Where? When? We…
Only 40 Days To Go
Only 40 days to go. I hear this sort of countdown frequently during this time of year. Only 8…
PS We Found It
In my first year of teaching, I was hired as the last teacher to complete the fifth grade team…
Make a Splash
This week, many educators and students will return from spring break. If you are an educator, take advantage of…