Teach Up to Cause Children to Meet Higher Expectations

The conversation about the actions needed to move achievement upward and the commitment to those actions is what bridges the distance between having high expectations and achieving high expectations. Continue reading

Rigor and Productive Struggle – “Kind of Hard” Causes Leaning

Children don’t learn from teaching that is too easy or too hard. Lesson design must find the “just right” spot where rigor and difficulty with appropriate teacher motivation engage children in new learning. Lesson design is not easy! Continue reading