Now is the perfect time to reset your classroom! Whether it’s the start of a new year, you’re coming back from an extended break, or maybe you just need to find a way to take back control of the 4 walls of your classroom, there are multiple ways you can “reset” your classroom and start to take back your sanity, … Read More
The Importance of Communication in Personalized Learning (Video)
FULL VIDEO TRANSCRIPT BELOW Hi guys. Today I want to talk about something that’s probably one of the most important things that happens outside of your classroom, and that is how important parent communication is to personalize, self paced in mastery learning. There’s a fundamental truth and that’s that some of these things are relatively new in education. … Read More
3 Things Your Students Don’t Care About (Video)
Hi guys! Today I want to talk about something that’s been coming up a lot in my trainings, and that is the amount of things that are stressing teachers out, outside of the classroom, that really don’t have any bearing on the experience of the student. Therefore, the students probably don’t care about it, because there’s a universal truth in … Read More
How the FCC’s Vote on Net Neutrality Affects Teachers
The roll back of Net Neutrality has been all over the news recently. But what does it mean for teachers? A little background. You’ve probably been hearing a lot about the FCC’s decision to roll back previous regulations on net neutrality. With a 3-2 vote yesterday (Thursday, December 14, 2017), the Federal Communications Commission approved a proposal to remove net … Read More
3 Easy Ways To Universally Design Your Classroom
Universal design for learning, or UDL, is a common phrase that I’m sure you’ve been hearing tossed around at professional development workshops, team meetings, or just in general educational forums. Universally designing your classroom essentially means that you design your curriculum and delivery of that curriculum to meet the needs of all learners in your class. This means you should … Read More