Debbie Tannenbaum chats with us about the power of working collaboratively with other educators to use technology to help amplify student learning and empower student voice Debbie’s Recommendations EdTech Tool: Google Slides Books: Thrive Through The Five by Dr. Jill Sisler The One Thing by Gary Keller Who do we need to follow on Twitter or Instagram Today? Lindsay Titus … Read More
5 Tips to Reimagine School as a Verb
TL;DR: Reimagine school as a verb with these five tips. Start with defining the problem. We need to focus on more than preparing students for the next grade; we need to focus on the necessary human skills of success. Reflection: The pandemic has forced us to relook at the whole learner through a metacognitive lens. Establish a growth mindset to … Read More
Celebrate Poetry: What Will Your Verse Be?
TL;DR: Poetry offers students an access point into language. Spoken and written word have the power to foster conversation, liberation, and increase student voice. Poetry instruction that is multimodal (spoken word, video, and audio) increases engagement and can be a great way to delve into social justice topics in the classroom. It’s OK to just celebrate poetry without feeling intimidated … Read More
257: Sara Jessee chats with us about keeping education fun and creative no matter the situation, which Sara strives to accomplish every day as the drama director at Evans Middle School
Sara Jessee chats with us about keeping education fun and creative no matter the situation, which Sara strives to accomplish every day as the drama director at Evans Middle School. Sara’s Recommendations EdTech Tool: Flipgrid Books: Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam Other Words From Home by Jasmine Warga Who do we need to follow on Twitter … Read More
Beat Overwhelm with a Goal Setting System That Works
TL;DR: The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) is a goal-setting framework based on four critical components of execution: focus, leverage, engagement, and accountability. Focus and decide on only one or two goals that are most important to your success. Measure your success using a lead measure (predictive, proactive, and push you closer to your goal) rather than a lag measure … Read More
