Articles for Teachers
Dump This in Writing + Double the Results (no gimmick/video incl.!)
Click here to watch the video right now You guys. I used to SKIP TEACHING WRITING ALL OF THE TIME because I didn't know how to do it well. It was like, "Oh, we have an assembly in 20 days from now...I better now teach writing today." (I'm exaggerating only a...
Why we teach comprehension skills/strategies…DUH!?!
For those of you who have heard me speak in person, you know that I come from a complete place of humility about teaching. Throughout my speaking gigs, I say, "I didn't have a clue about this when I taught!" or "All of my former students are probably in prison...
My A-ha on Classroom Management/Behavior Management!
I had a huge a-ha today while I was working on a new conference presentation: I was using the terms "classroom management" and "behavior management" interchangeably. I think I knew they were slightly different, but it dawned on me today that they are VERY different....
The Q & A Series #5 of 10 | Work Weekends?!
Question: What kind of teaching work do you do on the weekends? Answer: Truth be told, I carried work home with me, set it by the front door and then never touched it until I picked it up early Monday morning to cart it back to school! Note: See #3 in this series...
The Q & A Series #9 of 10 | A Lesson Tanks?!
Question: What do you do when you know a lesson is tanking? Answer: Well, this happens to all of us for different reasons. Sometimes a lesson tanks because I haven’t prepped properly, sometimes because I thought they knew something that the needed to know and they...
For The Instructional Coach Or Principal Who Feels Less Successful Than They Are
I recently facilitated a pretty tough conversation between a principal, coach and the staff. Before they talked with the staff about how they were going to ‘right’ the coaching ship, we scripted what they were going to say and then practiced it a bunch of times. Here...