Your language-teaching mission, should you choose to accept it, is to support your students as they engage in dynamic discussions. This is a repost of a blog that was originally posted on www.lessonimpossible.com. Lesson: Impossible is a blog for language teachers and a podcast for all teachers, K-12. Resources mentioned below are available for download…
School experiences can have a long-lasting effect on how we perceive ourselves and our capabilities/lack of. Today’s post delves into self-concept or what I call self-belonging and how we can attain it and support others, like our students, to find themselves and their sense of self-belonging. Graduation speeches are usually upbeat and celebrate the time…
Dear K12Leader, I’ve been thinking…. what is the difference between a Social Media Network and a Professional Network? Is it the difference between enrollment and engagement ? Between addiction and connection ? Between attention and intention ? Perhaps you have seen the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, or YouTube videos teaching us to be wary of…
Editor’s Note: This the second in a series of blog posts reimagining how schools should move going forward. Taking to account the current state of K-12 schools, the increase in teachers and leaders leaving the field and the tools we have available to us. Check out the overview post here. During a recent panel at…
Editor’s Note: This the second in a series of blog posts reimagining how schools should move going forward. Taking to account the current state of K-12 schools, the increase in teachers and leaders leaving the field and the tools we have available to us. Check out the overview post here. This “Forward to Different” series…
If your district is like countless others across the country, you are facing a time of significant staff departure. Simultaneously, you are working hard to keep your existing staff supported so they can meet the needs of the students and families in your district. At the same time, districts will be competing with each other…
Exciting leadership opportunity to join our great community and team of educators in Needham, MA. Are you interested in leading the implementation of innovative, research-based instructional practices to help us realize the district’s Portrait of a Needham Graduate Strategic vision and competencies? If so, please apply. https://needham.tedk12.com/Hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=449
Editor’s Note: This the first in a series of blog posts reimagining how schools should move going forward. Taking to account the current state of K-12 schools, the increase in teachers and leaders leaving the field, and the tools we have available to us. Check out the overview post here. There is a long-standing…
Promoting daily, incremental growth to help raise your school to new levels of success. As we approach the two-year mark since this whole craziness started, I keep asking myself the simple question: Are we doing this right? As a school, are we headed in the right direction and are we leading the children out…
“I would like fish for dinner.” So, you’ll need to get your fishing gear and go to the lake or the ocean and catch some so you can cook it tonight. Or you can drive to a seafood shop and see what fresh catch they have today. Or you can walk over to the supermarket…