Changing Our Mindset
What role do we play in making sure we can appropriately support the learning process for our students? We have to first change our mindset becoming the facilitator in the … Continue reading
Teaching Standards with Becoming Standardized
How do we utilize teaching standards while teaching in “authentic,” developmentally appropriate ways? This is the fundamental question at the heart of the national debate on standardize testing and the … Continue reading
Which Bubble is More Important in Education?
I ran across this very powerful visual image yesterday that I believe is worth sharing because this simple image begs the question: which bubble should students fill in? But I … Continue reading
School Isn’t for Children Anymore – A Teacher’s Perspective
While preparing to go back to school this morning after spending yesterday digging out from yet another heavy snowfall in the North East, I ran across a piece from Washington … Continue reading
Putting Students First
What a great way to start the New Year – focusing on making education better by putting students first. Like so many of my peers in education, we constantly struggle … Continue reading