As an educational coach and leader, I have learned the importance of asking questions as I speak with those I serve. I have ditched a “telling” philosophy, and even shy away from unsolicited “suggestions”. Lately, I discovered that this shift has positively affected my interactions with students as well as adult learners. Feedback that Unintentionally […]
A recent conversation regarding social emotional learning (SEL) caused me to rethink my focus as an educational leader. I have been working in a couple of schools with high populations of students who have faced trauma and/or have been diagnosed with mental illnesses. As such, I have been doing a great deal of exploration on […]
Over a million teachers have participated in the hour of code, a global movement to provide opportunities for students to experience coding, to engage in computational thinking. In my current educational role, I have witnessed hundreds of students coding during this annual event, nearly all in classrooms in which the teacher has little to no […]
A common concern amongst educators is off-task behavior and students who are easily distracted. Educators spend a great deal of time preparing lessons for students. It is normal to become frustrated when students do not remained focused on the activities that we have planned for them. The Modern Student Today’s students live in an on-demand […]
I was in a classroom this week during a teacher’s prep period. The educator was eager to show me the strategies she was implementing from recent professional learning, and shared student work that revealed learner improvement. I was impressed by the teacher’s willingness to apply her learning so quickly, as well as her desire to […]
Why Should Your Learners Care About Learning? Whether we work with educators or students, it is vital that we take the time to consider that the content of the learning experience we design is relevant. When I was a classroom teacher, I was taught to include a section for “importance” in each lesson. In my […]
The Reality I have heard many educators speak of their struggle to make content accessible to students who are said to be performing “below grade level expectations”. With positive intentions, educators often provide these students with watered down texts, place students in remedial intervention classes to build foundational skills during core content instruction, and/or pull […]
As educators, we serve others. Nearly every educator I have had the privilege to come into contact with (classroom teachers, instructional coaches, administrators) entered the profession out of a desire to positively impact the lives of others. This altruistic mindset leads many to constantly seek additional resources and strategies that will benefit those they serve. […]
It is vital that as educators, we ensure that we are fully available for the students we serve. A teacher who is taking care to maintain physical, emotional, and spiritual health will be more effective than another who is not attending to their own wellbeing. As such, self-care is key. This being said, we must […]
As a high school student, I recall sitting in classrooms, silently struggling to hide the internal pain that plagued me. Activities that once interested me held no appeal, academic texts that were once comprehensible were clouded in cognitive confusion, and simple daily tasks filled me with anxiety that manifested itself as physical symptoms unseen by […]
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