What “Drives” Student Learning? What my son reminded me about teaching and...
Tweet In this awkward era of “distance” or “virtual” learning, teachers have been forced to drastically change their teaching. They are working harder than ever to try to help their students and are...
View ArticleHeirlooms of Gratitude: Growing Opportunities and Skills through Culinary...
Tweet “Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want.” —Jim Rohn The CROP Foundation is a young organization, just finding its roots in the local community....
View ArticleHow do we deal with race, pandemic, international conflict, and other...
Tweet As we deal with contemporary issues such as race, global pandemic, international conflicts, displacement of people, and climate change, the need for redefining civility becomes all the more...
View ArticleGratitude: Sustaining Hope in the Midst of Turmoil
Tweet By Allison Zmuda, Art Costa, and Bena Kallick In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was within me, an invincible smile....
View ArticlePersonal Reflective Journaling
Tweet By Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda Healing is about taking the time to notice what gets in the way of feeling connected to your life, your community, and your sense of possibility....
View ArticleDeep Learning is Doable: Five Strategies for Supporting Deep Learning in...
Tweet by Jay McTighe, Harvey Silver, and Matthew Perini Learning is learning, whether it occurs in a classroom, at a library, or within a virtual environment. But regardless of the venue, learning...
View ArticleHoliday Reflection as 2020 Comes to a Close
Tweet By Art Costa, Allison Zmuda, and Bena Kallick An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of...
View ArticleWhat Small, Tiny Move Can We Leverage to Re-Energize Learning?
Tweet Many of us entered this holiday break needing a break more than we ever had before. Teachers, parents, students, and administrators have all had their fair share of difficulties with school as...
View ArticleVirtual Schooling Is Here to Stay: Reimagining Post-Pandemic Virtual Learning...
Tweet By Jill Thompson and Allison Zmuda. This post was first published on Education Elements. From North Carolina to California to Alaska, public schools around the United States are planning to...
View ArticleSlow Pivots: What’s Driving the Change to Reimagine School Schedules?
Tweet This post was written by Jill Thompson and Allison Zmuda, and first published on Education Elements. School schedules and use of time are one of the few remaining relics of the industrialized...
View ArticleEmpathy is Foundational During Our Current Uncertainty
Tweet By Allison Zmuda, Bena Kallick and Art Costa Empathy is a foundational part of healing from the political and social issues we are currently facing. Empathy can also be a response to a joyful...
View Article“I Like to Write, and So Do They”: How Our Beliefs Influence Our Students
Tweet Plus: Four Ideas for Promoting a Positive Attitude Toward Writing A stack of 1st grade how-to books caught my eye while students worked independently on their math sheets. One student, seated...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Curriculum Mapping 3.0
Tweet This post was first published on Solution Tree Blog and is reprinted with permission. Curriculum mapping is a well-established process for helping to ensure a “guaranteed” curriculum. Unlike a...
View ArticleLeadership Questions to Help Guide Design of a Virtual School
Tweet This post was written by Jill Thompson and Allison Zmuda, and first published on Education Elements. To support the planning of opening a virtual school, leaders can be overwhelmed with the...
View ArticleLearning Loss: Are We Defining the Problem Correctly?
Rather than asking, How can we make up for all of the content that was not covered?, we propose framing the problem differently around two key questions. The post Learning Loss: Are We Defining the...
View ArticleLetting Go
Recently, I spoke to a group of new managers at our company about the crucial lessons I’ve learned in my own leadership journey. At the top of the list was learning to delegate. The post Letting Go...
View ArticleIncreasing workplace flexibility means that schools can’t become more rigid
While the world of work has changed from an industrial system to more of a knowledge economy, our education system has been slow to adapt. The post Increasing workplace flexibility means that schools...
View ArticleMoving from Infraction-Based Consequences to Learner-Centered Discipline
When we shift from antiquated infraction-based discipline to a learner-centered approach rooted in contemporary pedagogy, we are able to fulfill our role as educators—not systems of punishment but...
View ArticleThe Depth Behind Icebreakers
These icebreakers provide an opportunity to lay the groundwork for building relationships and identify the Habits of Mind that are critical behaviors for building the quality of those relationships....
View ArticleMy Conversation with Dr. Chris Emdin
Highlights from my interview with scientist, advocate, teacher, speaker and connector Dr. Christopher Emdin about his new book: "STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream." The post My Conversation with Dr. Chris Emdin...
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