Where should schools start when determining how they are going to spend their available funds on professional learning for their teachers and who makes such a decision? This question needs…
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When observing classes in high schools, it is possible to see two extremes of teacher support. Firstly, there is complete hand-holding or, as some teachers would like to say, spoon…
Read More Supporting students with learning core transferable academic skills
With a wide variety of professional learning opportunities and a certain limit to the funds that schools can spend on teacher learning and professional growth, it is important that school…
Read More 3 things to consider when designing professional learning in schools
There are some traits that I believe stand out above all in great educators and school leaders. These traits typify the ideal of having educators that are lifelong learners striving…
Teachers are given a great deal of trust in giving feedback to students. Feedback is crucial to supporting students grow and develop in becoming lifelong learners able to take on…
Read More Why teachers should seek feedback from their students
Like it or not, school do need policies and guidelines, whether it be for how we go about assessment, giving homework, dealing with academic dishonesty, or matters pertaining to the…
Read More Struggling with school policy implementation? Some scenarios may help
One of the great concerns of some teachers is school leaders going to conferences. Concerns may be aired as, “what are they [the leader] going to bring back this time…
Read More 4 concerns with applying education research in schools and how to address them
In many education systems the teacher pay scale is linked to experience; the more years that you have taught, the more you are paid. Similarly, when applying for school leadership…
Read More Being an experienced educator does not necessarily mean expert
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Kate Ter Haar Recently, Jon Samuelson and I were having a conversation and he asked me, “What do you see as…
The question we most commonly ask is the “what” question-what subjects shall we teach? When the conversation goes a bit deeper, we ask the “how” question-what methods and techniques are…
Today I had the opportunity to sit in on an MST vision planning meeting in preparation for the 2013-2014 year. I am changing campuses next year and my new campus…
This was cross posted from Technically yours, Teamann. Had the privilege of meeting Brian Pete and Robin Fogarty at ASCD in FL a few years ago. Their session on training was…
There are questions that resonate, holding our imaginations and keeping us wondering. There are questions that activate our learning, causing us to reflect and helping us to grow. Do We…
cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by kaktuslampan “Attuning yourself to others—exiting your own perspective and entering theirs—is essential to moving others. One smart, cialis online easy, and…
Read More The Value of the "Naysayer and Antagonist"
The following question in the context of a conversation connected to class size was posed to me via Twitter and the blog of @danhaesler and warrants a response longer than…
I assume you are one of the millions that are as inspired as I am by “Caine's Arcade,” the endearing story of a boy who created his dream from the…
(This article is a compilation of tweets – feel free to add your comments and questions and advance the conversation.) Imagine Learning Manifesto for education change #edchat #education #cpchat The world…
Many – maybe all – schools send teachers to conferences. This practice seems important (otherwise, why do we do it, right?). It’s like collecting pollen for the hive. Curious, ambitious…
Read More How’s your honeycomb? Collecting pollen and making honey #professionallearning
Originally posted at the Wejr Board Blog. This is the second part of a series on motivation called “Creating the Conditions”. For part one on student discipline, click here. No charts.…
Read More A Culture of Reading Without Points, Prizes and Pizza Parties