5 Things We Need to Focus On Less

5 Things We Need to Focus On Less

  Much of our time in schools is spent focusing on the wrong things. Are you focusing on these areas to the detriment of your students? Reassess your why and…
Process Not Product (Dewey Post #2)

Process Not Product (Dewey Post #2)

  “Were all instructors to realize that the quality of mental process, not the production of correct answers, is the measure of educative growth something hardly less than a revolution…
Producing a Masterpiece

Producing a Masterpiece

  One of my favorite activities to do around Halloween is to carve pumpkins. My children and I enjoy challenging ourselves to always top our batch of pumpkins from the…
More of These Things

More of These Things

  How do we get more of these things into our classrooms? I was recently rereading Austin Kleon's book Show Your Work about creativity. In the book, he argues that…