I have a confession to make. I have never been good at writing a philosophy or mission statement. Any time I have been asked to help write a team mission statement or a personal philosophy, I blank out. I’m more inclined to read something and think Yes, I agree...
I was first introduced to Todd Whitaker at CAMT back in 2012. I suspected I was in for a treat when the line to get in the auditorium was around the corner and down the hall 30 minutes before his session started! This post contains affiliate links, which simply means...
When we teach a student a new skill in math, for example, subtraction with regrouping, do we send her off to practice a page of similar problems immediately after the first lesson? No, of course not. Why is that? You probably answered that we don’t want her to...
The question was easy enough–What advice would you give to a first-year teacher who is feeling stressed out and overwhelmed? It came from a concerned father by way of my hairstylist. He was making small talk during his haircut, and a happy coincidence had me...
What is the last new idea you implemented in your classroom? Pretty simple question, right? Would you visit a hairstylist who didn’t keep up with the latest styles? Or a doctor who used techniques from the 1980s? Of course not. As teachers, we should be...
