A teacher asked me to create a document to help her students. The problem was, though the students were given rubrics, they were very rarely reading them, causing a lot of work to be re-submitted. I created a poster to try to teach students why they should review a rubric. There is not a lot…
When I was a kid I really wanted to make videos. Being able to capture and then slice together scenes to make a movie was always so intriguing. I remember watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade too many times as a teenager and just loving how scenes were cut to make movement or tension….
When there is a meeting during which significant decisions need to be made, having the Principal run the meeting isn’t always the best idea. Yes, a final decision maker needs to be present, but in terms of getting the best out of those in the meeting (teachers), a facilitator will be much more effective. Teachers…
I attended my first UCET in 2018. I had just come back from SXSWEDU week and I was on fire for more ideas and community. At the suggestion of my good friend, Quin Henderson, I headed to the University of Utah and joined the conference. I was excited to talk to a lot of the…
A Key Messaging Checklist for Education Websites Education is a unique market. Each of your will need to see different information on your website. Not everything on this list will be relevant to every buyer, and some buyers will need to see stuff that isn’t on this list. The best thing you can do is…
Originally posted on EdTechTeacher.org/Blog A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. To help out all of our teacher friends, we are offering a series of posts focused on practical ways that you can use ChatGPT to…
Here at K12Leaders, we are excitedly working to launch a new feature on our site — K12Readers, where the atmosphere of sharing and learning among those who support education will support writers and readers in all corners of the schoolhouse. As part of our launch, we are reaching out to authors who are members here…
Every teacher has been in a meeting and left with the thought, “well, that’s an hour of my life I will never get back.” It’s frustrating for time-strapped teachers to attend meetings that are circular conversations, dominated by a few strong voices, and result in no decisive action steps. Running or attending meetings is often…
Ladies and Gentlemen, gather around because it’s time to talk about the hot topic of teamwork in the world of education as we try to navigate the evolution of learning! Now, let’s break it down and add some humor to this boring subject, shall we? First off, we have “Teaming.” This may sound like a…
Last month, I had the pleasure to host a panel of cybersecurity experts from various aspects of education. Each brought to the table a different lens from which to tackle the modern challenges around cybersecurity and student safety in the K12 space. This post is a recap of some of the highlights of that discussion,…