Teach Children Well

This morning teachers at my grade level had a few hours to determine a roll out for next year's major ELA curriculum goals, standards, a...

This is an age of limitless paths of exploration. With respect to education, we have countless tools, strategies, and possibility at our fin...

A colleague publicly challenged me stating that even though I talk about, and try new ways of teaching, my scores are no better than anyone ...

As the year rolls to the finish line, I am thinking about all the people I should thank.  Though I can be seen as a contrarian who is always...

The growth was amazing--so many points, but the score remained in the red. There was a dramatic drop?  Was it a bad day?  What happened?  ...

What practice and protocol supports PLCs with strength? I engaged in that conversation with a professional group recently, and as I think ...

Everyone knows, mistakes happen.  Everyone realizes that debate and discussion can result in disagreement.  It's true that we're not...

Our extraordinary physical education teacher will lead another field day today. He crafts the day like a choreographer designs an intricat...

A new teacher will be hired at my school soon, and I am wondering if there is a "best person" for every job. Probably not, but t...

How much does that issue weigh? How much does it weigh in time? How much does it weigh in personnel? How much does it weigh in impact?...

There are many competing interests in schools, but the one we must focus on is the children.  What do they want?  What do they need? That...

What norms support positive, professional conversation and debate? How can norms ensure that everyone is heard? What is the optimal size...

Innovation, change, and growth can result in disruption--storms of new ideas, practice, and results.  Change is met with a myriad of emotion...

Today, I'm attending the first of two scope and sequence meetings.  Today we'll review the math scope and sequence. Is a scope and...

Last week, prior to analyzing new ideas for a report card, I posed the question, "What is the purpose of the report card?"  My q...

There is an effort to build team in schools through the use of PLCs and RTI. This team building involves collaborative decision making wit...

I love the notion of growing and building schools with student success as the focus. I look forward to streamlined, thoughtful debate abou...

What role does a report card play in today's education system?  At our PLC this morning we're examining the report card and sharing ...

Tech today offers lots of bells and whistles when it comes to creating research reports. Teachers debate the way to focus students' atte...

The question of tech or no tech is outdated.  For systems that still lack technology, it's a crime.  Everyone knows that tech is here to...