Dear colleague, If you’ve been trying to access my website during the last 10 days or so, chances are it’s been spotty. Sometimes folks ask me, “Dave, how do you do it all?” And my answer is always “Um, I don’t.” I’m really good at a couple things, but average or below at most things. […]
Put Some Pep(s) In Your Step
Dear colleague, I’m writing today to recommend the blog of UK-based educator Peps Mccrea. I’ve been reading his work for a year or two, and I find him to be the most efficient connection point between myself and the research on how learning works. Here are some of my favorite Peps pieces from this past […]
A Collaborative Approach for Crafting Everest Statements With Your Students
Quick note from Dave: I’ll be keynoting at the SDCTE virtual conference in a couple of weeks, and SDCTE will also be using the keynote as a kickoff to a summer book study of The Will to Learn. You can find all the details here; attending my talk costs as little as $10. Special thanks […]
Mr. Downs’ Student-to-Student MGCs
Dear colleague, It’s that time of year when I share some special things that have come into my mailbox over the course of the school year. Last time, we looked at Mandy from Brooklyn’s use of the Five Key Beliefs as a guide during a hard transition. This time, we’ll look at Mr. Gordon Downs […]
Mandy Gets It
Dear colleague, Today’s blog post is a little different, as it’s almost entirely the content of a letter I received last fall from Mandy in Brooklyn. Though she wrote it at the start of this school year, I saved it for sharing until now because it’s a great end-of-year piece on how the Five Key […]