If you are ready and prepared to do something important, the doing is much easier and the result is much more likely to be exactly what you anticipated it would be. Readiness points a person toward success! We can learn … Continue reading
Time, Tide and the Common Core Standards Wait for No Teacher!
Have you ever had that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach that a small disaster is imminent? The dream is real. I woke in a sweat the other night. A consistent dream of incompetence haunts my sleep now … Continue reading
Growing a Teaching Tool – Readiness for Next Learning
Do you really know if a child is ready for the next instruction? Teaching Tool – Conceptualizes and connects appropriate instructional designs to the learning needs of a diverse array of children, including motivation for learning, reinforcement, retention and transfer … Continue reading
The Need to Grow Teaching Tools
In 1970 the baby boom bulge was in full bloom and there was a national teacher shortage. Recruiters from all over the United States visited the University of Iowa campus with employment contracts in their pockets. By May 1, I … Continue reading
Connecting Great Teachers with Children is Getting More Difficult Everyday
Perhaps Charles Dickens gazed into a crystal ball and squinted at public education in Wisconsin in 2013 when he penned these words to begin A Tale of Two Cities in 1859. “It was the best of times, it was the … Continue reading