Education and teaching… Seven Steps To Create Productive Learning Walks 1 Oct 20227 Feb 2023 My perspective on teacher feedback "Mr. H.? I have a question." I still wonder how many times I hear my last initial in the middle of class. It is the…
Education and teaching… Identifying your “why.” From standards to learning targets for busy educators 10 Aug 202111 Apr 2026 In a post (or current) COVID educational environment, we - educators- are being handed an opportunity. Now, when I say this, I am not referring to the artifact forged in…
Education and teaching… A case against averages and the Gotcha” culture of grading 24 Apr 20191 Feb 2023 Written on the board: "Test Tomorrow!" That four letter word that we use for assessment strikes fear into the hearts of many students. Failure becomes an option. I have written…
Education and teaching… When Students Talk and We Actually Listen. A PBL Story With Surprising Twists….. 25 Feb 201925 Feb 2019 The email arrived with the usual "ping!" It contained a Google form link about wants and hopes for changes to our school schedule. The scheduling committee was going to meet…
Education and teaching… Remixing School. What happens when 7/8 students design educational experiences? 5 Feb 2019 What do you like about your school? What do you dislike about your school? You can imagine how this went. A laundry list of complaints. Teachers are unfair, homework, more…
Uncategorized Visit From the Flyin’ Ryan Hawks Foundation. Students Begin Core Value Exploration. 15 Jan 2019 It began as an innocent Tweet. In advisory, students have been discussing values, the development of those values, and what it means to be the best version of yourself. Upon…
Education and teaching… Giving students “the world.” Enter The Waferx Project. 3 Jan 20193 Jan 2019 Why do I need to know this? When will I ever need this? The most commonly heard question of bored, disenfranchised, and checked out students. I can't compete with Fortnite…
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 – Larger Perspectives in Design Thinking of Credentials 7 Dec 20187 Dec 2018 Educators, by and large, are extremely creative people. I could never be a K-1 teacher, only because I do not have the chops for the incredible bulletin board designs. Seriously…
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…
