TL;DR: Getting back into things after a tough first semester can be challenging. Look for ways to help teachers win in the second half of the year. Look for ways to celebrate the good work teachers have done all year. Regardless of your role, there are many opportunities to uplift your teachers and help them finish the rest of the … Read More
Episode #200: Road to Awesome Authors
Join me for a live (recording) of the 200th episode of Out of the Trenches with Darrin Peppard, Dan Wolfe, Ashley Hubner & Melissa Wright. My guests were all previous guests on Out of the Trenches and are all Road to Awesome (RtA) authors. Ashley Hubner: Ed Consultant who builds instructional effectiveness with districts. Author of Foundations of Instructional Coaching: Impact People, … Read More
Celebrating Language Growth
TL;DR: As we look at students’ various data points, we can take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate language growth and also set goals for our instruction in the upcoming school year. Test scores are just a snapshot of a moment in time. Students can speak better on topics of interest. Children speak better with those whom they’re familiar. Reflect … Read More
The Most Exciting Story From Our 7 Years of Teach Better
TL;DR: Teach Better began in 2015 with an idea to create an ebook about The Grid Method. Jeff Gargas, COO and co-founder of Teach Better, shares a little history of how Teach Better came to be what it is today. Jeff shares a few classic stories and ends with the best one. The Most Exciting Story From Our 7 Years … Read More
Testing Season: Multilingual Learners
TL;DR: October and February are months when staff morale tends to dip. February also often brings about the testing season. Multilingual students are often tested even more than the rest of the students. Try to make your class a creative, fun, and inspiring place to be during testing season. The Armpits of the School Year Every January, I tend to … Read More
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