Ben Talsma
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Should you ever eat ice cream for dinner at school? I never used to think so; I’m still not sure I do.…
In the weeks before Christmas, I felt like each day, My students' attention Slipped farther away. Attention was wandering; Minds…
The countdown has begun; we’re two weeks away. It could all go wrong, of course. What might have been a time…
Thanksgiving is no time for despair. Even though things might be dark right now — so dark that optimism feels almost offensive…
I like rubrics, but something has always seemed a little... “off” about them. Part of it is because they lend an…
There’s always another snag to plan for, another bit of feedback to provide, another problem to solve. However, there are only so…
I recently sat down with a dozen administrators at a networking event. Ostensibly, we were going to discuss approaches to learning loss.
For most of human history, we lived in tribal groups. When you live in a tight-knit tribe of thirty or so, defending yourself…