Archive for September 2024
Why Ongoing Professional Learning Matters: The Pitfalls of One-Day Workshops
By Dr. Carrie Hepburn As the new school year begins, school districts nationwide often kick off professional development with a familiar ritual: the one-day workshop. Teachers gather, listen to presentations, engage in activities, and leave, hoping that this brief encounter will lead to meaningful change in their classrooms. However, the results are often disappointing. The…
Read MoreBreaking Words Apart: Five-Step Strategy for Reading Big Words
By Dr. Stephanie Brenner Do you have sesquipedalophobia? Do your students have sesquipedalophobia? Just now, how did you approach reading the final word in each of the previous sentences? Did you totally skip it, thinking its meaning and importance would be revealed later? Did you start at the beginning and try each part but did…
Read MoreTeach Don’t Assign: Creating Independent Learners
By Dr. Natalie Fallert Teaching is similar to the famous Proverb: Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. It is a simple phrase, to teach, but many educators spend too much time giving students the information or…
Read MoreRefocusing for Results: Simplifying Our Approach Transformed Student Learning
Discover how simplifying your approach to education can lead to improved student outcomes. Learn how focusing on key goals transformed our district’s test scores and teacher confidence, with actionable steps for success.
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