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What did you once consider necessary in your life that you no longer utilize?
I was reading a blog post (it is private on a district domain, so I can’t share!) by educator Anna Sage, who made such an eloquent connection between the education and medical fields with a distinct...
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Moving Forward with the Best Idea, No Matter Where it Comes From
After delivering a keynote, I will often provide ample time for participants to reflect and connect before we reconvene in a large group setting. Once we get back into the room and people have time to...
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What is valued and what is valuable are often two different things.
I recently had Jason McKenna on my podcast discussing his new book, “What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom: Improving Student Problem Solving, Collaboration, and Engagement,” and he shared the following...
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Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 1 – Why Change?
There has been a multitude of conversations regarding assessment and grading practices, focusing on shifting practice that makes more sense not only for the current time we live in but also moving...
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Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 2 – Co-Creating Solutions...
In Part 1 of “Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices,” I shared my thoughts on the question, “Why do we need to rethink how we assess and grade in schools today?” This is an important question to...
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Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 3 – Strategies to Enhance...
In Part 1 of “Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices,” I shared my thoughts on the question, “Why do we need to rethink how we assess and grade in schools today?” In Part 2, I discussed how...
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Getting to Neutral
I would say that I am a pretty positive person. Not because it is just natural to me. In fact, I would say that I try to be positive because it is not natural for me. For years, I have struggled with...
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“Think what’s possible if we cheer for complete strangers…”
As I have been marathon training, the TikTok algorithm tends to know what’s up and shared this video with me by Ali Gallop about the London marathon. It is 3:31 long, and I encourage you to watch the...
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When to Ignore and Pay Attention to both Criticism and Praise – Shifting to...
Last week, I posted the second part of this series on “Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset” and discussed how we deal with obstacles in a way to get better. The focus of that post was going beyond...
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Every “Best Practice” in Education Was Once an Innovation
In this month’s revisit post, I look back at an article I originally wrote in 2018, looking at the idea of “best practice” and how it is initially built on innovation. “Best Practice” didn’t just...
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