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School & District Management
Opinion
Want High Standards? Don't Follow the Yellow Brick Road
A reminder from Oz about the need to maintain high standards for students.
Teaching
Opinion
Fewer Rules, Better Schools
There's a difference between controlling your classroom and controlling students.
Education
Opinion
New Teacher Disillusionment: Inevitable or Preventable?
Do new teachers need to hit rock bottom or can first-year disillusionment be prevented?
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Relief for Reluctant Writers
Who says you need a computer or paper to begin the writing process?
Education
Opinion
The First-Year Teaching Roller Coaster
Is first-year teaching disillusionment just a phase or can it be permanently debilitating?
Teaching
Opinion
R.I.P. Sage on the Stage
Let's lay to rest this summer a teaching practice that has outlived its usefulness. RIP sage on stage.
Education
Opinion
Pro-Charter or Pro-Child?
District. Private. Charter. Let's celebrate and support school leaders, staff, and students in ALL schools.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Taking Developmental Considerations Into Consideration
Teachers need to have high expectations of students, but also reasonable expectations of students.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Teacher Interview Demo Lesson: Deal Breaker or Deal Maker?
Use demo lessons to assess teacher candidates' potential, not just their performance.
Teaching
Opinion
Behavior Management Must: Tell Students What and Why
Prevent behavior problems by telling students what to do and why they should do it.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
What Students Want vs. What Students Need
Sometimes what students need clashes with what students want.
Teaching
Opinion
Less Lecturing, More Learning
Students often learn more when teachers lecture less.
Teaching
Opinion
Coach Students Rather Than Teach Students
Students learn best when teachers stop doing for them what they can do for themselves.
Teaching
Opinion
The Lesson Planning and Preparing Disconnect
Don't just plan lessons; prepare for them.