Three tricks to retaining teachers
Have you ever noticed that the constant stream of articles about the teacher retention crisis in America's schools never really ends? Poke through…
11 Minutes
New slide: Understanding learning outcomes
Here's an interesting question for you: If I dropped into your classroom tomorrow and asked your students what skills or key concepts they were…
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Once you're stuffed with turkey and dressing...
Once you're stuffed with turkey and dressing and Uncle Earl has begun to repeat stories from his oh-so-distant childhood, push back from the table,…
5 Minutes
A few of my favorite things
It's time to give thanks, and I am extremely grateful for some people who are doing wonderful things in education today. I realize I'm often guilty,…
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Giving thanks for tiny breakthroughs
Last year was my first at my current school, and private hand-wringing permeated the experience. Colleen (my wife) was masterful at talking me down,…
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Great expectations and the disheartened
After reading Nancy Flanagan's post at Teacher In a Strange Land about Public Agenda's report on Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the…
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New slide: Digitally resilient
One of the first lessons that I try to teach colleagues interested in using digital tools in their teaching and learning is that they’ve got to…
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A room full of thinkers
Tomorrow I'll be at the NCTE convention in Philadelphia doing a poster presentation with my mentor from Bank Street, Madeleine Ray, on the Whole…
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Part 2: Using student responders responsibly
A wonderfully amazing thing happened here on Radical Nation last weekend. Were you paying attention? You see, after I shared a response detailing…
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Will retiring teachers take all they know with them?
Here's one of a dozen comments posted on a recent Teacher Magazine article contributed by the Teacher Leaders Network."The Experience Factor"…
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