Every back-to-school season, teachers ask themselves the same questions.What should I have my students do? What should they do for morning work? While I’m meeting with a small group? What…
One of the truisms about being an educator is that there’s always more to learn. Longtime instructional coach Steve Barkley says it best: “there is no apex to teaching.” That…
Literacy is comprised of four key components: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Reading gets the majority of attention, for sure. Hopefully in your context, writing gets just as much. We…
There are things that come and go…and then come right back again in the world of teaching. A “new way” comes in, and we dismiss the “old way” as tired…
Though not a new term by any means, we’re hearing “executive function” a whole lot lately. More to the point, we’re hearing it in the context of today’s learners. Learners…