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Student Ownership

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November 7, 2018 The Perseverance of Baby Bear

Thank you Facebook, for greeting me this morning with the most agonizing 3-minute video of a bear cub desperately trying to climb a steep, snowy…

October 31, 2018 Empathy in Your Classroom: Why Should You Care?

[caption id="attachment_7745" align="alignright" width="202"] Inside Out © Disney PIXAR[/caption] Which do you believe is more important, greatness or kindness? Not too long ago, the Harvard…

October 3, 2017 The One Asking the Questions...

Consider this for a moment. In your classroom, who asks more questions, you or your students? Honestly. We may want an inquiry-based classroom where…

March 1, 2017 Garlic Powder and Work-Life Balance for Teachers

On a recent call with my mother, we chit-chatted about the weather, the kids, work, etc., and then entered into a discussion about cooking. She…

February 23, 2017 The Best Laid Lesson Plans

There’s a time and a place for linear thinking. If I’m trying to re-create a recipe exactly, I must follow the steps, precisely, in order.…

February 16, 2017 I Have a Secret

Curiosity is an intrinsic characteristic of humanity. It’s what propels babies to put everything in their mouths, and why we wrap presents. As we grow…

January 19, 2017 Crazy: An Under-rated Requirement for Teaching

My daughter and I have started binge watching Bob Ross on Netflix. You remember Bob Ross, the painter in the 80's who painted landscapes…

December 8, 2016 Rethinking Think, Pair, Share

We can find evidence of many industrial-age teaching strategies in classrooms across the country, and one of the most prevalent is the practice of…