Humility For Effective Collaboration in Schools
I often find myself returning to a chapter in Building School 2.0 entitled Humility Matters, as it reminds me that it is okay to...
The Best Laid (Lesson) Plans Go Awry
Today, I continued work on my basement. This has been an ongoing project for the better part of 2 months now, and it has been wrought...
Friday Humor: Things You Should Never Ever Say to a Teacher
Teachers work hard, putting in tons of hours both at school and at home. They use their own money for supplies. They decorate classrooms...
Testing: How far is the moon from the Earth?
As we approach our mid year state assessments, I am reminded of a blog post I wrote 11 years ago around this same time. I think it's...
How to Encourage Student Self-Efficacy
A confident classroom is a successful classroom. How do you build a culture of academic excellence in classrooms that promote student...
How Positive Student-Teacher Relationships Create Resilient Learners
In her viral TED Talk “Every Kid Needs a Champion,” 40-year educator Rita Pierson, recounted a time when she heard a colleague say, “They...
Empowering Teachers at EDxEDNYC 2019
It's that time of year! EDxEDNYC is back and ready for 2019! The EDxEDNYC Conference is June 6, 2019 from 9am-3:30pm. The EDxEDNYC Story...
Knowing Your Audience
In my second day at graduate school, my education professor gave my class advice that was very simple but memorable. He said, “A great...
Problem Posing: Generating Questions for Exploration
Students are asked a tremendous amount of questions daily, and yet they rarely spend time crafting their own questions or answering...
March Malaise: Restorative Justice Stress Points
When reminiscing on the March Malaise and the stress points being surfaced with our current Restorative Justice practices, I recalled a...
Why Do You Rise?
Each day we leave our homes with a mission, may it be a mission to be the best in life, at work, or with our families, but we leave with...
Strategies To Maximize Teacher Collaboration
I have been an educator at Hudson High School of Learning Technologies in NYC since its doors opened eight years ago. During the first...
Valentine's Day: For the Love of Teaching
Check out these amazing and inspirational quotes from real educators on the love of teaching. The moment you share something you love...
SHARE: Until Poverty Eliminated, Schools Won’t Graduate 100% of Students, Expert Says
California has made higher graduation rates one of its key measures for assessing school performance as part of its new accountability...
SHARE: Setting Up Effective Group Work
Truly collaborative group work is complex and messy, so we have a few tips and tools to get students working interdependently. Research...