How to Steal Back Time Using Parkinson’s Law
What if you could steal back time from one of the biggest time thieves? How would your life be different? What would you be able to accomplish? Everyone gets the...
Set Your Students Up for Success with Clear Directions
Have you ever tried to follow your own directions? Picture this scene: A class of 28 energetic and excited 8-year-olds arrives at the music room. A teacher, standing at the...
6 Practices to Implement Instead of Holding Students Accountable for Parent Choices
One of the most harmful things we can do to children is to hold them accountable for their parent choices. Not only because it damages the teacher-student relationship, but also...
How to Maximize Your Student Interest Inventory to Reach Your Most Challenging Students
Peek into classrooms during the first week of school and you will find students completing a student interest inventory. Teachers collect this information, but don’t always know how to use...
5 Profound Lessons I Learned from Wonder Woman about Identity & Mission
The summer is a great time for catching up on movies. This past week I went to see the new release of Wonder Woman (2017) and I was inspired in...
An Empathic Approach to Discipline in 4 Simple Steps
Boys are sent to the office more frequently than girls. The research has not changed. Teachers not only hold the power, but also have the professional responsibility to change these...
How to Create an Effective Classroom Cue in 5 Easy Steps
One of the most important decisions a teacher makes, will affect the entire school year. Teachers know they must decide how to get their students’ attention. The most effective teachers...
Process, Procedures, Routines, Oh My!
Creating an Effective Process in 10 Steps At no other time, do teachers think more about routines and procedures, than at the beginning of the school year. The word routine...
Effectiveness + Efficiency = The Sweet Spot
Wouldn’t it be great if you actually had the time during the school day to grade those papers and plan your lessons instead of working on those things when you...
So You Want to Change the System?
Dr. W. Edwards Deming, known as “the master of continual quality improvement,” concluded that approximately 95% of the problems or difficulties lie in the system not with people. Deming discovered...
