Note from Dave: This is a guest post by Grant Piros. As a rule, I don’t do guest posts. But when Grant shared this piece with me, I found that I was sharpened. He clarified two questions for me this school year: How do we build stronger and more effective teacher learning teams? And how […]
Guest Posts
Guest Post from Grant Piros: Two Things To Help Schools "Learn Forward"
Note from Dave: This is a guest post by Grant Piros. As a rule, I don’t do guest posts. But when Grant shared this piece with me, I found that I was sharpened. He clarified two questions for me this school year: How do we build stronger and more effective teacher learning teams? And how […]
When Teachers Go on Autopilot: How to Recharge the Fundamentals of Instruction
Note from Dave: Gerard Dawson does good work, and I respect the fact that he seems to rightly prioritize his work: husband, father, teacher, writer. In that lattermost area, I have a lot of respect for what Gerard has been doing recently, consistently publishing helpful, actionable, thought-provoking articles based on what he’s learning in his teaching practice. Without further […]
One Teacher’s Experiment with a Choice-Based Articles of the Week Assignment
Have you ever toyed with the idea of letting your students select the articles for Kelly Gallagher’s article of the week assignment? Stephanie Roederer, a teacher from Kentucky, has done a lot more than ponder it! Below, you’ll read an email Stephanie sent me a month or so ago. Her thought process, strategies, and results are so […]
What is the Role of Education?
Note from Dave: I wanted to share this article with you for a couple of reasons. First, Barrett Brooks is a young man who is going to have a great impact on this world. He already is, actually, through his work at Fizzle and his blog at BarrettBrooks.com. (He’s one of few bloggers whose work I consistently read.) […]
