Cursive – If You Can’t Write It, You Can’t Read It.  Let’s Write a Wrong.

Reading, writing and arithmetic does not mean reading, printing and arithmetic. It is time to teach children write in and read cursive again. Continue reading

Esprit de Corps Elevates Teacher Capacity to Cause All Children to Learn

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 trustworthy

Being 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 Opportunities

Our 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