What a New Teacher Wants (and Needs)

What a New Teacher Wants (and Needs)

  This summer, I've hired two new teachers for positions in our school, while interviewing many others who were applying for their first teaching position. I've been thinking a lot…
High Expectations, High Support

High Expectations, High Support

  As a classroom teacher, and now as an administrator, I have always believed in “High Expectations, High Support.” I believe that students (and educators) can rise to meet the…
September?

September?

  One question keeps coming up over and over again: Will we be back in September?   Right now, schools are planning for two contingencies. One in which we return…
Unrecognizable

Unrecognizable

  We will need to think critically about how we provide supports for students in September. School will not look the same and it shouldn’t. We will need to find…
The Sixth Question

The Sixth Question

  I've written before about the importance of starting the year by asking the right questions. It's also important that students ask their own questions. While the above questions can…
Barriers

Barriers

  At some point every student faces a barrier. Some barriers are more difficult to climb than others. For many of our students, the barrier may seem impossible to overcome.…
Your Best

Your Best

  Your best readers read a lot. Your best athletes engage with sports a lot. Your best artists draw a lot. Your best singers sing a lot. Your best dancers…
Set. Show. Support. See.

Set. Show. Support. See.

  In many schools, new programs or initiatives are often implemented as a short-term fix to a problem. There is not a great deal of thought of how the program…