Looking Backward and Forward from 100 Repetitions
It’s been years since the publication of “100 Repetitions”—and the need to understand this crucial understanding of how kids learn has never been more necessary.
SEL
Small (But Important) Steps to Integrating SEL into Lessons
Social emotional skills (SEL) is not a separate curriculum. Here’s a quick overview of integrating SEL into daily lesson plans—and improving student learning.
When to stop hanging In
After years of helping schools hang in with challenging students, it was time to clarify when to stop hanging in.
The Power of Positive Regard
Originally titled “Praising and Loving Students,’ this ASCD on-line article asks all of us to recognize and support every student as a member of the community for doing no more than crossing the threshold into the school and the classroom
What does “personalized learning” mean, & what can it look like in the classroom?
Learning is an accomplishment of attention and effort that can take place in an auditorium filled with 2,000 people, or at a corner table in a library. It takes place with a teacher, or a coach, or with peers, or when you are alone. Learning is always a personal experience for the learner.
How Not To Be A Mountain Troll
For many troubled students, adults have represented danger and uncertainty. Let’s change that.
That’s Not Mainstreaming!
I am old enough to have been there at the beginning of special education, and fortunately, I completely missed the euphemism of “special.”
No Student is Unreachable
A framework for finding traction with students who may only seem to be totally shut down
A Process for Responding to Your Most Challenging Students
How teams of teachers can work together to identify strengths and share strategies
Creating Our Most Compliant Generation of Workers Yet
A satirical look at how schools could function if we just wished our teachers and students would do what they were told to do, This is an edited version “Schools that Work and Work Don’t Work”: found on my blog