Monthly Archives: March 2024
Esprit de corps is real. Its fraternity and passion cause cadre groups to achieve high outcomes. It is a concept we celebrate because of its power to move educational needles. Continue reading
Now that you have elected new board members, make them be trustworthyBeing a school board member is a public trust. Being trustworthy takes work. Holding them accountable to their duties makes them trustworthy. Continue reading
Classroom Interactions Are Soccer Touches – Quality Touches Create Scoring OpportunitiesOur task is to cause children to learn. Pedagogical knowledge provides the tools for our creating high quality interactions between teacher, student and curriculum. Knowing how to create these interactions improves the likelihood that children will learn. Continue reading
Suspending Reality Can Cause Learning.Teachers need a variety of tools in their instructional toolboxes. Suspending reality, as in PBL, is a good tool for engaging children in unusual thinking while ensuring they learn academic curricula. Continue reading
When you ask a question what do you really want to know?Every teacher engages children with questions. Most questions are in the form of a two-way conversation to ascertain if the children understand important facts. But if that is not all a teacher wants to know, better investigative questioning is required. Continue reading