Whether you’re a teacher, administrator, instructional coach, central office person, or someone else, I’m guessing you’re familiar with the fact that there are a lot more edu-books out there than any of us have time to read. And their unmanageable quantity is not the only tricky thing about professional development books; they also vary in their utility. Some are immediately useful, […]
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Do Common Core Professional Development Like This
I’m finishing up a professional development trip to California, and during these final days of the trip, a troubling (yet unsurprising) article has come to my attention: The article goes on to show that 47% of surveyed teachers would describe the Common Core professional development they’ve received as less than high quality. And all I can do […]
I speak and lead professional development for teachers around the world.
Just last year, over 20 schools and organizations in 17 states used my in-person services to develop over 4,000 educators. Way back when this blog started, in 2012, I was as nervous as they get about leading professional development for teachers. Now, over 150 events later, I’m a grizzled vet 😉 As of the 2021-2022 […]
“How Do You Remember What You Read?”: Helpful Practices for Improving Our Recall of Professional Reading
When I’m able to cite a study or an author or a book from memory, folks will sometimes ask, “How do you remember what you read?” And of course I ask the same question when I listen to a superior thinker wander through the library that he or she has built in their brain. The […]
Technician versus Savior versus Professional
The way we conceptualize teaching is important. The Technician is always in search of the next practical strategy, the next product, the next formal observation where a complex rubric will be completed and discussed. Before we dismiss it, let’s realize that there is some truth here — we do need practical strategies, we do need functional lessons and […]