Moving Your Staff From Stressed to Strategic

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Classroom Management, Leadership, Video(s)

Moving Your Staff From Stressed to Strategic Video Highlights: Learn how to set up your vision. Reduce the stress of staff and teachers. Reach goals and move the needle without pushback. [bctt tweet=”Initiatives get pushback, instructional ideas and expectations give flexibility and allow for creativity in order to reach results.” username=”chadostrowski”] [scroll down to keep reading] About Chad Ostrowski Chad … Read More

Student Conferencing with a Focus on the Focus

Dave SchmittouBlog, Grading & Assessment, Lesson Planning, Video(s)

Student Conferencing with a Focus on the Focus  Video Highlights: Use “we” instead of “you” during student conferences. Celebrate growth rather than “got it” moments. When it comes to student conferencing, don’t judge, just support. [bctt tweet=”Feedback without the ability to improve is just judgment.” username=”daveschmittou”] See the full series here! [scroll down to keep reading] About Dave Schmittou … Read More

Be Innovative When It Comes To School Leadership

Dave SchmittouBlog, Leadership, Video(s)

Video Highlights: Dave Schmittou shares some helpful ideas and thoughts when it comes to being the leader your staff, community, and school needs. [bctt tweet=”Every single morning, we would come together for 5-10 minutes, celebrate the day that was, and reward risk-taking from yesterday to encourage it for tomorrow.” username=”daveschmittou”] = [scroll down to keep reading] About Dave Schmittou Entering … Read More

Approaching Learning From a Positive and Proactive Approach

Teach Better TeamBlog, Grading & Assessment, Video(s)

Video Highlights: Katelyn Giordano discusses how to approach and implement a “gradeless” or standards-based classroom and the transformational impact it can have on your students. [bctt tweet=”Your focus then shifts away from marking and from points and taking things away, and transitions to a more positive and productive approach to learning and to assessment.” username=”kngiordano”] [scroll down to keep reading] … Read More

Progress Monitoring for Mastery Learning

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Classroom Management, Innovation, Mastery Learning, Video(s)

Watch video: Progress monitoring for mastery learning.

 [bctt tweet=”Celebrate growth whenever it’s happening!” username=”chadostrowski”] Video Highlights Chad Ostrowski (@chadostrowski) breaks down progress monitoring in a mastery learning classroom. Progress monitoring can be your greatest tool to help manage mastery learning, hold your students accountable, and know what they need and when they need it. There are several ways you can monitor progress in your classroom, including … Read More