Have you witnessed this in your classroom or had teachers share it as a coaching request? “When the cognitive load rises, many students default to learned- helplessness or passive habits. I see it in the quick, ‘I don’t get it’ before they have engaged with the problem, in the immediate search for confirmation rather than […]

I have been asked to facilitate an exploration of student engagement with a K-8 teaching staff as they return to start a new school year. I am sharing some of the material and activities I gathered, thinking that some of you may find it useful in a workshop you are preparing or in conversations with […]

In part 1 of this blog, I explored the concepts of craftsmanship and reflection that were generated from viewing a video from Learning Pioneers that featured a conversation with Ron Berger and Trevor MacKenzie. As I listened to their conversation that mostly focused on feedback, reflection, and craftsmanship for students, I found myself continually reflecting […]

Learning Pioneers, an online learning network for educator collaboration and learning, featured a video conversation with Ron Berger and Trevor MacKenzie exploring craftsmanship, feedback and reflection. I have previously had the pleasure of learning from both Ron and Trevor. As I listened to their conversation that mostly focused on feedback, reflection, and craftsmanship for students, […]

Watching a video presentation by Dr. Carla Shalaby, I was introduced to the concept of a classroom management curriculum. Dr. Shalaby is the coordinator of social justice initiatives and community internships at the University of Michigan and the author of Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom From Young Children at School. She identifies that “kids are constantly […]

When I am discussing backwards planning and stressing that students cause student learning outcomes through the execution of student learning production behaviors, I reinforce that we need to assess if they know and have mastery of those behaviors. If not, we need to teach, model, and coach those behaviors on our way to mastery of […]