education… Transform Classroom Friction into Flow 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026 Every educator knows this moment: you plan the lesson, prep the materials, and step into class ready to go—yet something just doesn’t click. Students disengage. Transitions drag. Even well-designed activities…
education… Beyond ‘Good Job’: Using Meaningful Feedback as an Engagement Tool, not a Summary of Failure 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026 As teachers, we’ve all been there. It’s late on a Sunday, and those assignments are piled high. You dutifully write comments, circle errors, and scribble "Vague!" or "Supporting Evidence?!" in…
education… A moment to pause and reflect 3 May 20243 May 2024 How often can any educator say that they can do that? I know that, if asked in an interview, it is one of my biggest "teacher flaws." (Let's be real,…
education… Failing Beyond Your Expertise-How Discomfort Can Lead to Excellence 16 Nov 20231 May 2026 Where do YOU like to be? In this image, where is the greatest area of growth? What area is the most daunting? As a fan of Adam Grant, I became…
Education and teaching… How 60 Seconds Can Lead to the Integration of Mindful Teaching Strategies. 7 Jan 20197 Jan 2019 https://youtu.be/8y0QzKXb_U8 Start Simply Reflection, awareness, mindfulness. Can't it be as simple as breathing? The thing that we do all day, everyday? Spoiler alert! I am not a mindfulness expert, just…
Education and teaching… Developing the Best Versions of Themselves- Ruminations On Values and Student Centered Learning 18 Dec 201818 Dec 2018 "It is no longer acceptable to quietly fail." "Dumb" "Unseen" "Teaching is about changing paradigms." https://youtu.be/-5DhawMlq0w What does it mean to be the best version of yourself? How can you…
Digital Badging… Digital Badging- Connecting Inside and Outside Lives of Students. 11 Dec 2018 Stepping back to an previous post, the initial goal of the badging initiative was to focus on student skill growth in addition to academic achievement. Thinking around the issue, I…
Education and teaching… Beyond “About Me.” Personalizing Learning Through Digital Badging of Transferable Skills 4 Dec 201828 Nov 2018 What is this panda talking about? "You are about to witness the strength of student creativity" The panda image above is obviously a word cloud. It is like thousands of…
Education and teaching… Is the rush to personalize eliminating Personal Connections? 26 Nov 20187 Jan 2019 https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/11/07/why-does-personalized-learning-sometimes-feel-impersonal.html "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. - Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park) Change "scientist" to "teachers" and this…
Education and teaching… Just Because You Taught It Does Not Mean That They Learned It. The Role Of Formative Assessment 21 Nov 201812 Dec 2018 It is dinner time. The one chance each day to sit down with my children and ask them about their day. It is time for "highlights/ lowlights." "What was the…
