teachers
8 Ways to Celebrate Moms in the Classroom For Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is next Sunday, so here are eight creative ideas for the classroom to help talk about mothers and all that they do for your students and our world.
3 Lessons Learned Building Student Digital Portfolios
I decided this past fall that my students would build digital portfolios of all of their work this year. Here are three of the lessons I learned while implementing this endeavor.
10 Tips For EdLeaders Feeling Overwhelmed And Insufficient
As a school or system leader, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed and feel insufficient while navigating complex work and decisions that can affect hundreds of students. Here are 10 tips to help you overcome these feelings.
Your Fans Want You To Be Better, Not Different
From studying the new book Superfandom, EdLeaders can learn three ways to best work with school and district 'fans' in order to shape a successful future.
Projects That Learn
If you’re a school or district leader contemplating a transformation effort, consider structuring the change agenda as a leadership development agenda, mixing change management with talent development to create projects that learn.
Powering Personalized Learning in Chicago
On a recent school tour trip to Chicago, we visited three schools creating powerful personalized learning environments that serve their unique student population and communities.
OER Curation at Scale: An Opportunity to Support Personalized Learning
By: Mark Hannah. The ever-developing body of open education resources (OER) can support personalized learning success when it’s curated at scale and considers these few key ingredients.
What Does Personalized Learning Mean for Teachers?
In personalized learning models, educators’ roles are more important than ever as they design customized approaches, and their professional expertise is valued and respected.
40 “Teaching Madness” Indicators For Educators
By John Hardison - In honor of March Madness, here is a checklist of 40 thoughts and indicators for my fellow educators to test your teaching “madness" level.
Smart Review | The New Art and Science of Teaching
Robert Marzano’s book "The New Art and Science of Teaching" retains the magic of the original edition while approaching learning from a new perspective, reflecting the changing attitudes in education and the influence of growth mindset.