It’s Spring! Come spring, many teachers find themselves shifting into test prep mode, hoping to boost scores before the big day. But what if we taught in ways that prioritized retention so deeply that test prep became unnecessary? We can . . . and I’ll show you how. But first, for those of you staring […]
PBL Is Right for the Brain, Gen Z, the Alpha Generation, and You! How will you engage today’s students? Problem-, project-, place-, phenomena-, profession-, and pursuit-based learning . . . you pick one of the 6 Ps of PBL; your students will thank you. Solving real-world, authentic problems is engaging and lends itself to individualized […]
Dysregulation happens! . . . to everyone. It is an autonomic nervous system response to the question: Am I safe right now? It moves faster than the thinking brain because its role is protection, not reasoning. Stress can compound this response, and by the time the school day begins, every person in the building already […]
When classrooms emphasize questioning at these levels, students don’t just finish lessons; they own the learning. And that ownership is what shows up on assessments. For a more in-depth look, visit MyQPortal and access the free content on five levels of facilitation questions; listen to my 9-minute podcast on this. With a focus on standardized […]
It’s the Screens! Or Is it? Screen time has become the villain in most conversations about young children’s attention, behavior, and learning. Kids can’t focus? Screens!Kids can’t regulate emotions? Screens!Kids don’t reason the way they used to? Screens! Technology does play a role. But blaming screens alone lets the rest of the system completely off […]