TL;DR: After-school staff meetings are difficult for staff who have a lot of other things going on following the school day. Sunday Drive meetings are a type of staff meeting without clear or desired outcomes. Staff drives this type of meeting. Problem-solving meetings analyze data and are more structured. Often there is very little time to actually problem-solve, despite the … Read More
No Teacher Left Behind: Educator Collaboration
TL;DR: We have to use our brilliant brains and technology to be able to collaborate better. Educators need a free, collaborative, ongoing digital ecosystem. This will help them bring the best opportunities to students. No Teacher Left Behind: Educator Collaboration We write our ideas on blogs hoping they will make it—somewhere out there. Somewhere over the rainbow. Somewhere that lands … Read More
Tech Better With Math: Tech Tools
TL;DR: If you teach math, consider what technology tools you use. Ask yourself: Do they encourage active learning between students? Do they give you increased interaction both with and between students? 2 tech tools that use VMI (visualize, multimodal learning, and interaction) are Desmos and Flashcard Factory. Math Tech Tools Each month, I get so excited to share with my … Read More
Is Famine the Future? Addressing the Future of Education
TL;DR: Will we have fewer and fewer individuals go into education as a career? Those in education will innovate and find solutions to problems both now and in the future. Increase autonomy, control the narrative, and recruit. Principle of Population In 1798 Thomas Malthus wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population. It outlined a theory that human population growth would … Read More
What Should Students Know and Be Able to Do?
TL;DR: Certain skills are necessary for students to be successful beyond high school. Many schools no longer address these skills because of their focus on standards and mandated tests. Backward design helps prepare K-12 students for the future. “As societies become more complex in structure and resources, the need of formal or intentional teaching and learning increases. As formal teaching … Read More