Some stories cut straight to the heart. For years, I’ve used videos with powerful stories as part of my efforts to inspire teachers to see new possibilities in themselves. A short, well-shot video with a Read more…
Last Friday here in the United States was the orgy of consumerism we call Black Friday. The idea is to get a good deal and not get hurt during the close-quarter scrapping with other deal-hunters. Read more…
Here in the United States this week, we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving, which involves the sacrifice of many turkeys, the watching of much football, the celebration and/or endurance of time with extended family, and perhaps even being Read more…
One piece of last month’s 5-Day Teacher Challenge was to plan to attend a student’s activity. As any teacher who does this knows, it means something powerful that you would take your time to see Read more…
The people that make a school work well are driving buses, delivering food in the cafeteria, answering phones, sweeping floors after hours, etc. You can also find people in your community willing to help you Read more…
How often do you engage in creative brainstorming with other teachers? If the answer is somewhere between “not much” and “what is this ‘brainstorming’ of which you speak?”, then it may be time to find Read more…
You can have the strongest lesson plans of any teacher who has ever walked the planet. Still, if the students aren’t paying attention, you’re not an effective teacher. While the students’ willingness is obviously significant, Read more…
I’m guessing that if we had meaningful data about such things, we would see that not nearly enough assignments generate truly creative and fun responses from our students. Time to see what we can do Read more…
When students trust that you are someone who is genuinely interested in them, and not someone paid simply to be in the classroom, they are notably more likely to put forth effort when you ask Read more…
Can thousands of teachers improve what they do with simple ideas, and have some serious fun in the process? That would be a yes. Over the last few weeks, friends from around the world have Read more…