What does engagement sound like? Allowing students to have a say in their work is not enough to build engagement. Adam Fletcher writes a great blog on engagement, including this entry: voice and engagement are not the same. In the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom (described in my books, Students Taking Charge), engagement refers to the state […]
The Power of Play: Building Brains, Behavior, and Belonging
The Road to Academic Success and Social, Emotional, and Mental Wellness Well, that subtitle sums up many of the goals of schools these days. Who knew you could accomplish it all through play? The reality is that the more schools are concerned about academic achievement, the more they double down on lessons – probably the […]
Extended Day, Extended Impact: Rethinking After-School Learning
If you owned an auto factory and the conveyor belt kept delivering cars that had no doors, or had faulty headlights, would you run the factory for a few more hours a day? Of course not! You’d redesign the system to address the root cause. When students attend school all day long and are not […]
Two Approaches to Teaching in the Block
If you’re looking to shift your secondary schedule to longer blocks of time and you want to support teachers in thinking differently about time … well, that’s why I’m writing this blog! What’s Your Why? I won’t spend too much time on this, but changing a schedule is not a goal, an end, or a […]
Use AI to Elevate Special Education Instruction
A Worthy Quest The goal of a special education program is to help students succeed and thrive through highly personalized approaches to engagement, instruction, and assessment. There is no single package. No one-size-fits-all solution. No magic curriculum. So, how can schools meet the diverse and unique needs of students receiving special education services? By using […]