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Dear colleagues, When our colleague Caleb wrote in to me with this classroom story (below), I was covered in goosebumps. What a phenomenal example of the power that is possible in everyday classrooms like yours and mine. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Recently, my 8th grade language arts students have […]

Below are some mini-sermons from the practice of our esteemed math teacher colleague Caroline Ong, from the 24–25 school year. Week #1 of the school year, PreCal: Week #2 of the school year, PreCal: Week #3:

Dear colleague, There are only a few basic ways to end a school year now that we’re in countdown territory: So what’s the better alternative? I didn’t invent it, but I’ve seen it’s power in myself and in others too many times to count. It’s called “the Focused Finish.” The Focused Finish is how I’ve […]

Dear colleague, It’s March. Good gracious, do I ever love March. It’s just hard not to love… But Dave, you might be thinking, you’re not one of those burnt out teachers that counts down to the end of the year, are you? No, I’m not currently burnt out. (Though that ebbs and flows often, as […]

Dear colleague, Here’s a list of YouTube Live talks I’ve given so you have them all in one place.