Yearly Archives
I am on a mission to help 10,000 educators become extraordinary. This is about something quite important. I am asking for feedback, which has one of the highest effects on achievement. When you give feedback, you will be rewarded. Please share one of three things in a 1-page note. How you’ve added more engagement strategies […]
Be relentless about learning ABOUT learning.
New studies get MY attention. This is how I stay out on the cutting edge. You probably don’t have the time to do the same level of reading in this area, but it’s MY passion!
This post will provide a model for teaching and lifelong learning. Stay a learner and we can turn that into the best year of your professional life.
Let’s start with an awesome process for success
(Dream Big, Teach Big and Watch Results Soar) I am on a mission to help 10,000 teachers become extraordinary this year. Every single goal listed below is a teaching “factor” that ranks in the Top 20 of ALL contributors towards student achievement (sources listed at the end). That is the good news. Now, you’ll want […]
When our thinking and memory capacity becomes diminished (by a stroke, trauma, aging or Alzheimer’s) we begin to lose our sense of self and we frustrate those around us. The good news is that there are some well-researched approaches that can make dramatic differences in brain health. The first thing you can do is…
What Do Murder Mysteries Have to Do with the End of the School Year? Whether your school year ends in May, June (or even December for those in other countries), this article is for you. I have only a few TV favorites, but I must admit, when I re-checked the range of shows I watch, […]
You might teach well, but do your students TEST WELL? As much as I dislike the types, timing, policies, content and uses of existing state and national tests (is there anything I left out?), the reality is, we’d rather our students get higher, not lower, scores.
You’ve often heard that few people ever materialize those “New Year’s Resolutions”. As a result, you may have joined the millions who just blow them off and never set them in the first place.