Management with the Grid: How to Keep Kids Motivated

Andrea KalchbennerBlog, Classroom Management, Differentiation, Leadership, Mastery Learning, Personalized Learning, Student Engagement

TL;DR: The Grid method can seem like a huge change, but there are some consistencies with a traditional approach. A teacher shares some strategies for management and engagement with the Grid. “How do you keep kids motivated?!” This question pops up over and over again for educators.  It does not matter whether you teach elementary or high school, or if … Read More

3 Focuses for Marketing Your School in The ’20s

Jeff GargasBlog, Innovation, Leadership

TL;DR: Why you should be marketing your school. 3 focuses to market your school & realistic tips to get started now. A challenge to start marketing your school to your audience… NOW. Yep. I said it: Marketing your school. Let’s start here: If you think your school doesn’t need to be marketing itself, you’re wrong. Full Stop. For the first … Read More

How To: Set Better Goals

Jeff GargasBlog, Leadership, Lesson Planning

TL;DR: Four strategies to set better, more realistic goals that you can actually achieve. A bonus fifth step with a review of SMART goal setting. We hear a lot about setting goals. “It’s important to have goals.” “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re already lost.” And the quotes go on and on. So we set goals. Sometimes we … Read More