At one of my first grade level meetings this new school year, a colleague talked about the need for consistency… Read more Excellence Before Consistency
Tag: Best Practices

Hacking Your Classroom
The fundamental practices of classroom instruction are like the lines of code in an app: remove only a few and… Read more Hacking Your Classroom

Don’t Forget the Fundamentals of Classroom Instruction and Discipline
I am not a Luddite. I am not afraid of change. I am open to, and regularly blog about, new… Read more Don’t Forget the Fundamentals of Classroom Instruction and Discipline

Students Share Cheating Strategies
Recently I found a thread on Reddit.com about clever classroom cheating techniques. Below are some of the best stories. Enjoy,… Read more Students Share Cheating Strategies

Let’s Extend our Leadership Schoolwide
Waiting for change to happen at your school? To paraphrase Gandhi, let’s stop waiting and be that change. I know,… Read more Let’s Extend our Leadership Schoolwide

Be Careful What you Say to Colleagues!
Sometimes we say things to colleagues that we shouldn’t. And, I am not talking about cussing people out when they… Read more Be Careful What you Say to Colleagues!

Dealing with Student Test Anxiety
Recently I wrote a post about academic language and preparing students for tests by ensuring they are familiar with the… Read more Dealing with Student Test Anxiety

Educational Exploits – a Collection of Lesson Ideas, Best Practices and Tech Tips
To celebrate the first anniversary of our blog, Mike Kaufman and I published our first book – Educational Exploits. It is… Read more Educational Exploits – a Collection of Lesson Ideas, Best Practices and Tech Tips

Easy Warm Up Routine
I read a great quote from Abraham Lincoln recently: “If you give me 6 hours to chop down a tree, I… Read more Easy Warm Up Routine