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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
