I recently gave a TEDx talk about this topic but for those of you who like to read…. Tradition and intuition play a big role in how we...

While we know that we are responsible for the 3Rs and other curriculum stuff, we also know that teachers have a role to play in shaping...

Sometimes when we adopt new ideas in education, it takes a while during the implementation stage to figure out where the balance is. ...

Of course good things (like having kids collaborate in groups) often cause us to rethink a whole bunch of other things (like...

At a workshop last week, the speaker reminded us that “student engagement” is not the same thing as “having fun”.  Student engagement is...

Collaboration sounds like a good idea.  You are keen.  You have watched the video.  Your desks are in groups.  And…it isn’t going as well...

Collaboration is the new buzz word.  Sometimes it is hard to keep track of them all.  Why do we want our students to collaborate and work...

Every year our board produces a video.    I got to watch it (twice) this week.    It is very good. One of the messages is about how our...

As the year winds down, mostly you are thinking about July.  But, should September creep into your thoughts at all, certain environmental...