Every teacher I know has had this experience: As students transition from a previous activity, they sometimes require feedback and guidance to settle at their desks before a new lesson can begin. But the way teachers choose to respond to… Read more >
From November 1 to November 30, the whole fifth grade class was challenged to take part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The challenge was to write a novel of 10,000 words within the span of one month. The writing is all… Read more >
Ultimately, schools should be judged not on what their students learn, but on the impact of their students’ learning. To create a more impactful environment, students deserve ample opportunity to apply what they have learned to new situations and this… Read more >
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently published their results on student performance in 2019. Unfortunately, they found educational achievement in the United States to be stagnant during a period when many developed countries made progress in key academic… Read more >
Unfortunately, our brains never evolved to have dual processors. Had they developed in this way, we would be able to focus on two cognitive tasks simultaneously, just as our smart phones can surf the web while calling a friend or… Read more >
