Are 3rd grade reading scores really the bellwether we imagined?
Maybe it isn't the student performance in third grade that predicts outcomes later in life, but instead it's what we do in schools with students not reading on grade level.
Using SEL to teach writing and writing to teach SEL
By Stacy Bailey If teaching composition competencies were easy, people would not struggle so profoundly during the composition process that many feel compelled to conclude…
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It’s time to abandon “classroom management”
Classroom management comes from the industrial model of education and really limits our ability to reform beyond that. The word “management” alone speaks to a boss-employee relationship where the teacher does all of the managing. But if the teacher is controlling all of the behavior, what does the student learn?
Beyond the S.M.A.R.T goal: Teaching students to plan for success
Social Emotional learning is all the rage, and rightfully so! Research shows that students with strong SEL skills do better in school and later in life. This blog gives you the tools to teach goal-setting, an essential SEL skill for self-management.
Why all teachers need training in bias
by Courtney Luce Several years back I was an instructional coach for a large school district. As a coach, I spent my days in classroom…
3 Reasons why rewards systems just don’t work in schools!
by Courtney Luce Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash When my youngest daughter was in kindergarten, we had an interesting situation happen at home that led me to look…
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Why did we break kindergarten?
by Courtney Luce Photo by La-Rel Easter on Unsplash In America we have undergone a significant change in the kindergarten classrooms. Research shows that in all-day kindergarten, children…
Defining success by “what works” in education limits reform
by Courtney Luce I sat in a meeting the other day with a forward thinking administrator from our school's district office. We were chatting about…
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5 Ways to be a more intentional teacher (or leader)
by Courtney Luce Photo by Diego PH on Unsplash When we think about being intentional in our classroom, we usually think about being intentional about what we are…
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The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining us in this journey! Stacy and I have been educators for 15 years, and both of us have been teaching educators for…
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