The new school year is upon us and we are giddy with excitement and hope for the best school year yet! For some, the first day of school is a few weeks away. For educators like the amazing people I met at my keynote today in Oklahoma, the first day of school is just a few hours away. Regardless of … Read More
There’s Still Time To Make A Change!
There’s still time to make changes in your classroom! Whether you’re heading back to school, coming off a holiday break, or maybe you’re smack dab in the middle of a school year, I know it’s easy to feel “locked in” and unable to make any changes. This is fairly common. As the stress of the year increases, it feels like … Read More
Give Your Students More Freedom In Your Classroom (video)
Are you giving your students enough freedom in your classroom? Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Header image photo by Stephanie McCabe on Unsplash
Are You “Just a Teacher?”
I had an interesting experience a while back returning home from a conference. I had to practically run out the door of the conference right after my presentation, as I had a flight to catch and the turnaround time was, shall we say, a little bit tight. My good friend Jeff was at the conference presenting also and drove me … Read More
7 Ways to Make Learning Impossible in Your Classroom
We talk a lot about how to increase student achievement and improve learning in our classrooms. A lot of these conversations are centered around what needs to be added or changed in a classroom, NOT what should be removed. Many of the practices that still exist in classrooms across the country are not only outdated, but they are making progress … Read More