2016 Series Recaps
It's almost here! Winter break is just around the corner and teachers and students alike are about to have some much needed time to rest and rejuvenate. Ironically, even when given time to relax,...
View ArticleA Static Body Creates a Static Brain
Happy New Year! The promise of a new year always brings about the promises of personal and professional resolutions. Fitness, exercise, and weight loss often top the list. What's on your 2017 list?...
View ArticleEarly Childhood & the Arts
It is common knowledge that children need to explore and play, build and create, but how often do we associate this with their brain development? A playful childhood isn't just fun, it is imperative to...
View ArticleReassessing Your Class Community
This week marks the end of the first semester at my school and, as I conduct reflection meetings with my teachers, the most common coaching request as we move into second semester is to build more...
View ArticleObjectives, Aims, and Outcomes… Oh My!
In our data-driven educational landscape, the use of measurable objectives/aims/outcomes have become somewhat of a norm. Have you ever delivered an exquisite lesson, where your students are on point,...
View ArticleSeries: Gearing Up for Semester II
By this time of year, we have celebrated holidays, enjoyed relaxation time with family and friends, made it through the survival and disillusionment phases of teaching, and endured the first semester...
View ArticleAligning Tasks with Intended Behaviors
Last week we took a look at how to compose clear, measurable, 3 part objectives, including how to make these objectives digestible for our students. This week we are taking a look at how we can ensure...
View ArticleBeyond the Exit: Arts-Based Strategies for the Traditional Content Classroom
We are continuing our 5 week series on Gearing up for Second Semester with our mini PD on objectives. Have you ever been asked "but how do you know your students learned today?" It is a little...
View ArticleData, Data, Data
We are rounding out our Gearing Up for Second Semester series with a look at gathering and using data. The dreaded "D" word!! We hear it constantly and avoid it intentionally, but it's not a bad word....
View ArticleGearing up for Second Semester: Series Recap
Second semester is an opportunity for us, as teachers, to hit the reset button and build stronger structures, higher expectations, and clearer evidence of the great work our students do on a daily...
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