I was working with a group of folks recently and we were talking about moving through some pretty tough resistance they were facing. I did some modeling and scripting for them on how to have straight-forward conversations with some key staff members who were causing an unnecessary ruckus (by the way, there are times that… Continue Reading
A Stern Warning on the Reading Foundational Skills CCSS!
I was putting the finishing touches on an upcoming training that we’re doing. I felt compelled to share with you one of the areas that I am totally concerned that we’re going to miss, mess up, underestimate and regret not paying attention to. So, at risk of sounding like a crazy lunatic with my stern… Continue Reading
Copper Hills Elementary Kids Truly Track Their Personal Data – - WOW!
So I want you to see a little snippet of video from a Facebook friend of ours, Copper Hills Elementary School in Utah. What you’ll notice is a video (the student’s head is cut off for privacy reasons, I’m assuming…or maybe someone needs serious camera skill support…ha!) of an interview with a student regarding their… Continue Reading
Why the “Whole Child” Concept Might Hinder Your School Improvement
If you know me, you know I love kids. I also have extremely high hopes for each of them. Like the kind of high hopes that lead me to want to keep raising the bar – not only because I want the “scores” to be better, but because I’ve seen kids with confidence ace tests… Continue Reading
We’ve Got a New Home!
We are proud to announce our upgraded home! We have been working with a fantastic company to design a website that really speaks to who we are, what we do and how we do it! And we believe that they’ve captured it perfectly… We hope you agree! We are still working out the tweaks and… Continue Reading