Dream Teams: Collaborating for the Success of All
“We really need to get together now and make a big push.” —Peter Jones Up Read More >
Practicing Peer Feedback: More Observations, Less Evaluation
Over the last several years, I’ve done a ton of experimenting in my sixth-grade classroom
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Moving Beyond Visible Culture: Diving Beneath the Surface in Global Learning
“People are tied together and yet isolated from each other by invisible threads of rhythm
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Setting the Stage for Student-Led Discussions (Small Groups, Big Discussions Part 6)
This is the sixth post in a series on student-led, small-group discussions. To read the
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Getting Started with Informal Classroom Visits
This blog post is based on the book Now We’re Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance
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Planning for Personalized Learning: Focusing on the Fourth Question of a PLC
Educators from all over the country are wrapping up summer and are going to be
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What Kind of Change Leads to Learning for ALL?
I have the good fortune of working with teachers and administrators across the nation and
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Practice Gratitude: Showing Appreciation Intentionally and Sincerely in Your School
I realize how simplistic this sounds and also that many will read this and nod their heads and feel like either they already do this or that it’s a nice but unnecessary component. But I can tell you that in general, schools and districts generally suck at this: gratitude.
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Meet Generation Alpha: Teaching the Newest Generation of Students
Generation alpha was born beginning in 2010 and is also known as generation glass, the
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Ensuring Accessible Curriculum for All: What’s Your Objective?
How many times have we been confronted with completed assignments that did not accomplish what
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