I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the structures that support us and those that hold us back. Something that has been helping this thinking along is reading a book on Holacracy (a distributed, rather than hierarchical, structure for organizations): http://a.co/d4TrGE0. I have a feeling that I will …
I attended an assessment literacy session put on my by the Colorado Department of Education. Among other things, it let me dive into my beliefs about the role of assessment and data in Aurora Public Schools. This was further informed by a colleague’s note about unsubscribing from Standardized Testing. It …
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For the past 5 years, I have used a tool called Unroll.me in order to take all of my subscription-based emails and “roll them into” a single digest. This includes every newsletter I have ever signed up for. It includes every account I have created for a web tool when …
Often, I find myself gravitating toward a song or style of music as the backdrop for a season of my work. I will put that song on as I think through big ideas, or when I need to power through a particularly complex facilitation or piece of content that needs …
As we continue to build out this year, I would like to draw upon our own experiences for both strength and inspiration. With that in mind, I’d like to share that my wife and I ALMOST bought a house this summer. We put in an offer, it was accepted, and …
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about my first two years of teaching and the lesson planning notebooks I used. This was the last time I used a paper-based planning method, and I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I started using the Apple Pencil consistently last year. …
As we accelerate toward the end of the year, there are lots of opportunities to reflect. We still have to grab a hold of those opportunities, though. How will you be reflecting upon this year’s progress and sharing the story of your growth? Why I celebrate College Signing Day Some …
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What do you mean by personalized learning? Helpful resources… While I think the resources shared here are truly wonderful, the broader point is even more important: personalized learning requires a belief in student-centered classrooms and schools. How Pineapple Charts Revolutionize Professional Development Inviting fellow teachers into your classroom can be …