Many educators play it safe. They avoid change. Maybe they feel comforted by the class structures they’ve used year after…
Resources for Designing Morphologically-Rich Lessons
This post contains resources for teachers to build morphologically-rich lessons, based upon an action research study I conducted while part…
Want Personalized PD? Become a National Board Certified Teacher.
Hey, that’s me (circa 2006) when I first embarked on the National Board journey. I learned a lot about myself,…
Five Tips for Supporting English Language Learners
Our nation is becoming a more diverse place as time passes. Many mistakenly believe that they do not need to…
Why Students Don’t Care About Your Learning Targets
So, this post is about a pet peeve. I am a firm believer in the thoughtful use of learning targets…
For the Love of Libraries (and Free Voluntary Reading!)
I’m Weak at Listening. Here is My Workout.
I recently had the amazing opportunity to participate in a Better Conversations seminar with instructional coaching leader Jim Knight. He…
Coaching for the SAMR Model
Many of you may be familiar with the SAMR model for integrating technology into instruction. If you haven’t, SAMR is…
Five More Strategies to Get Students Moving
A year ago, I wrote I my most popular post yet “Five Movement Strategies in the High School Classroom.” Since…
Observing Classes Like James Bond
A funny thing happened a few months ago. I had arranged to take a new math teacher from one school…
Why Your Lessons Should Start Strong and Finish Strong
Have you ever watched a movie, and when asked to describe it to a friend, you can easily recall the…
7 Reasons to Love Newsela
One of my go-to tools for finding interesting informational texts is Newsela, and it has taken my district by storm….