Teaching Kids to Look for the Positive Around Them.
One of my favorite things about being a professional developer is that I get to travel all around the world to work with schools and districts. That gives me the chance to connect with lots of neat...
View Article“Gaining a Reputation as a Learner.”
Think for a minute about the full range of academic behaviors on display in your classroom each day. Odds are that you have some students who raise their hand every time that you ask a question,...
View ArticleTeaching Controversial Topics in the Middle School Classroom
This weekend, my good friend and fellow Edunerd Eric Twadell asked a really interesting question: In an increasingly divided world, how should teachers handle controversial topics that come up in their...
View ArticleA Few Tips for Online Teaching During the Coronavirus
Whew. I’ve been officially “out of school” for the last two weeks and I’ve never been more exhausted. Who’s with me?! I’ve spent that time trying to get myself and my students up to speed with some...
View ArticleA Few More Tips for Online Teaching During the Coronavirus
All y’all that follow me in Twitter know that I have a TON to say right now about this. And this. And this. But I figured that I would hold off on that post until my blood pressure comes down a bit! So...
View ArticleTips for Teaching “Live Lessons” During the Coronavirus.
Yesterday was a pretty neat day for me. I offered an optional “live lesson” at 10:00 in the morning for my students and had 92 out of 115 kids show up. I was jazzed that so many stopped by and tweeted...
View ArticleGiving Meaningful Feedback to Kids Who Get Everything Right.
Last week, I wrote pretty extensively about what giving meaningful and engaging feedback on student work could look like. That’s an important conversation for any time in education — but extra...
View ArticleLooking to Strengthen the Work of YOUR Learning Teams?
Regular Radical Readers know that I am a big believer in the Power of PLCs. Heck, I can point to a dozen specific examples of places where my instructional practices were changed for the better by my...
View ArticleRemote Learning Idea for Primary Teachers
Not long ago, I read an article written by the parent of a kindergartener that was filled with frustration about remote learning. The central premise: Remote learning doesn’t work for younger students...
View ArticleRemote Learning Tip: Plan Intentionally for Students Wrestling with Unique...
My school year ended today. Like many of you, I’m relieved! The transition to remote learning was exhausting because I was constantly experimenting with strategies to keep my kids engaged and learning...
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