As we move into the depth of November, colder temperatures, the promise of Thanksgiving, boredom in school, and burn out in teachers, these are leading to some pretty ineffective classrooms.  Many students have absolutely shut down.  As I continue to work with these really good, but really tired teachers, I’m reminded of this podcast and… Read more

Teachers are awesome. We just wanted to take a minute and appreciate what you guys do…and also maybe give you a little laugh. Sometimes you have to find humor in things to make it through the next day. Teaching seems to be harder now than ever before, but you guys are rock stars. Please enjoy… Read more

Hi!  We are taking slight break from talking about independent and dependent learners because there is a more pressing issue happening right now: TEACHERS ARE TIRED. And overwhelmed. And understandably ready for a break. I’ve had the privilege of working in several schools lately, and this seems to be a very prevalent feeling going around. … Read more

I’ve been thinking A LOT about independent learners, and this week, I’ve really been focusing on how I’ve seen independent learning benefit my personal life.  Whenever I try to really dissect a new skill that I want to teach, it’s helpful for me to connect it to myself and my own learning. So I’ve been… Read more

The name of my book is Building a Bridge from “I Can’t” to “I DID!”, which if we think about it in terms of the classroom, the theme is pretty evident.  However, what does this actually mean?  How do we move students to success?  How do we actually build that bridge? Well, the subtitle of… Read more

YES! Here is a section from my book, Building a Bridge from “I Can’t” to “I DID!”. “It is what it is.” Traffic, other peoples’ actions, the weather, the way dinner comes out of the oven sometimes. Using this phrase is appropriate to many situations we encounter in life to help us accept the things… Read more